Paramount Theatre
Paramount Theatre, Downtown, Oakland, CA
Facade : Art Deco tile work
Paramount Theater was built as a movie palace in 1931. Rare and costly materials,(hand quartered oak, Hungarian ash crotch, bird's eye maple, Balinese rosewood, Malaysian teak, Italian marble) were used by the architect Timothy L. Pfleuger, also the designer of the Castro Theater. In June 1932 the Paramount closed, unable to meet operating costs and stayed closed for nearly a year. It reopened in May 1933. The Paramount closed for the second time on 9/15/70, no longer able to compete with the smaller theaters in the suburbs.
In October 1972 the Oakland Symphony Association purchased the Paramount for 1 million.And thus began the restoration that has led to its present glory.
Today, a group of seven private citizens manage and operate the Paramount on behalf of the city as a non-profit organization.
Photo Flickr, Bennett HallFollow
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