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'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>''' | |||
[[Image:Haight Theater apx. 1978 AAA-8858.jpg]] | |||
'''The Straight Theater at Haight and Cole Streets in 1978, a year before its demolition.''' | |||
''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' | |||
[[Image:Straight-theater-1979-corner-of-Cole-and-Haight.jpg]] | |||
'''Straight Theater, 1979.''' | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | |||
[[Image:hashbury$straight-theater-c--1980.jpg]] | [[Image:hashbury$straight-theater-c--1980.jpg]] | ||
'''Before its demolition the Straight Theater had housed concerts featuring Janis Joplin and other famous bands of the early rock 'n roll era.''' | '''Before its demolition the [http://www.thestraight.com/index.html Straight Theater] had housed [http://www.thestraight.com/sounds.html concerts] featuring Janis Joplin and other famous bands of the early rock 'n roll era.''' | ||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson, 1978'' | |||
[[Image:H&COL946.jpg]] | |||
'''Trolley car on Haight Street at Cole, 1946.''' | |||
''Photo: Private Collector'' | |||
[[Image:Haight-Trolley-1936.jpg]] | |||
'''Easterly view of trolley on Haight Street at Cole, 1936.''' | |||
''Photo: Private Collector'' | |||
[[Image:Haight Theater 1964 closed AAA-8857.jpg]] | |||
'''The Haight Theater was closed in 1964 after over fifty years as a movie house.''' | |||
[[Image: | ''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' | ||
[[Image:Haight-Straight theater 1967 AAB-8820.jpg]] | |||
'''Marquee proclaiming the Straight Theater, 1967.''' | |||
''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' | |||
[[Image:The Haight Theatre Marquee reads Straight Theater Loves You wnp25.2421.jpg]] | |||
'''The Straight Theater Love You!''' | |||
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp25.2421'' | |||
[[Image:1979-Straight-Theater-from-540-Cole-graffiti.jpg]] | |||
'''Graffiti before demolition at corner of Cole and Haight.''' | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | |||
[[Image:Straight-theater-demolition-1979 1.jpg]] | |||
[[Image:Straight-theater-demolition-1979 wrecking-ball.jpg]] | |||
'''The 1981 demolition of the Straight Theater, once the Haight Street Movie Theater, drew a large crowd to witness the end of the historic structure. ''' | '''The 1981 demolition of the Straight Theater, once the Haight Street Movie Theater, drew a large crowd to witness the end of the historic structure. ''' | ||
[[Image:Straight-theater-demolition-crowd.jpg]] | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | |||
[[Image:1980-raw-deal-graffiti.jpg]] | |||
'''Graffiti enscribed on wall across empty lot after demolition of Straight Theater.''' | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | |||
[[Image:Blossom straight-theater mclure.gif]] | |||
'''Poster for [[Gays and Beats|Michael McClure]] play "Blossom" at the Straight Theater, c. 1969.''' | |||
''courtesy Nina Serrano'' | |||
[[1969 antiwar protest |Prev. Document]] [[The Haight Ashbury |Next Document]] | [[1969 antiwar protest |Prev. Document]] [[The Haight Ashbury |Next Document]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:09, 2 January 2024
Unfinished History
The Straight Theater at Haight and Cole Streets in 1978, a year before its demolition.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Straight Theater, 1979.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Before its demolition the Straight Theater had housed concerts featuring Janis Joplin and other famous bands of the early rock 'n roll era.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 1978
Trolley car on Haight Street at Cole, 1946.
Photo: Private Collector
Easterly view of trolley on Haight Street at Cole, 1936.
Photo: Private Collector
The Haight Theater was closed in 1964 after over fifty years as a movie house.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Marquee proclaiming the Straight Theater, 1967.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
The Straight Theater Love You!
Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp25.2421
Graffiti before demolition at corner of Cole and Haight.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
The 1981 demolition of the Straight Theater, once the Haight Street Movie Theater, drew a large crowd to witness the end of the historic structure.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Graffiti enscribed on wall across empty lot after demolition of Straight Theater.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Poster for Michael McClure play "Blossom" at the Straight Theater, c. 1969.
courtesy Nina Serrano