Castro Theatre

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Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace and cultural landmark in San Francisco renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a centerpiece of the city's LGBTQ+ community.

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Label Occurrences
Castro Theatre canonical 11
Castro Theatre neon sign 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cinema palace
cultural venue
historic landmark
movie theater
architect Timothy L. Pflueger NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Baroque-inspired
Spanish Colonial Revival
associatedWith Castro LGBTQ+ community
city San Francisco
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRole centerpiece of San Francisco's LGBTQ+ community
era early 20th-century cinema
featuredIn various films and documentaries about San Francisco
hasFeature Wurlitzer theatre organ
surface form: Wurlitzer pipe organ

elaborate ceiling
large neon marquee
ornate auditorium
proscenium arch
single-screen auditorium
hasMarquee Castro Theatre self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castro Theatre neon sign
hasOrganType Wurlitzer theatre organ
surface form: Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ
hasType single-screen movie palace
heritageDesignation San Francisco Designated Landmark
heritageDesignationDate 1977
hosts Frameline Film Festival
LGBTQ+ community events
San Francisco International Film Festival events
isTouristAttraction true
knownFor LGBTQ+ film festivals
classic film screenings
independent and art-house films
sing-along screenings
special events and live performances
location The Castro (San Francisco)
surface form: Castro District, San Francisco, California, United States
name Castro Theatre self-link
neighborhood Castro District
numberOfScreens 1
openingDate 1922-06-22
operator Another Planet Entertainment
owner Nasser family
seatingCapacity approximately 1400
significance historic movie palace in San Francisco
iconic LGBTQ+ cultural landmark
state California, United States
surface form: California
streetAddress 429 Castro Street
website https://www.castrotheatre.com/
yearOpened 1922

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Castro Theatre
Description of subject: Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace and cultural landmark in San Francisco renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a centerpiece of the city's LGBTQ+ community.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Castro District hasLandmark Castro Theatre
Castro Muni Metro Station near Castro Theatre
Harvey Milk Plaza near Castro Theatre
Castro Theatre name Castro Theatre self-link
Castro Theatre hasMarquee Castro Theatre self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Castro Theatre neon sign
The Castro (San Francisco) knownFor Castro Theatre
The Castro (San Francisco) hasLandmark Castro Theatre
Castro Street (San Francisco) knownFor Castro Theatre