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''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''
''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''





Revision as of 12:26, 9 July 2021

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


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


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


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