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DESCRIPTION:MARINA THEATER TO RE-OPEN \nFRIDAY, MAY 2ND \n\nS.F. Neighborhood Theater 
 Foundation, Lee Neighborhood Theatres and \nCommunity Fought to Save 1928 
 theatre in 2002\n\nThe Marina Theatre will re-open to the public on Friday, 
 May 2, 2008.  The premiere engagement at the new Marina Theatre will be 
 IRONMAN.  The 350-seat Marina Theatre will feature 2 modern auditoriums – 
 a 264-seat, stadium-seated main auditorium and an 86-seat stadium-seated, 
 second auditorium.  Both auditoriums exist within the shell of the historic 
 Marina Theatre which opened in 1928.  The new Marina Theatre will be 
 operated by Lee Neighborhood Theatres, operators of San Francisco’s 
 historic 4-Star and Presidio Theatres.\n\nThe Marina Theatre was almost 
 lost after being closed in 2001.  Local merchants, neighbors and the San 
 Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation rallied to save the theatre - 
 then known as the Cinema 21 - and a compromise was ultimately reached to 
 retain the theatre.  The Theater Foundation proposed the compromise to the 
 property owners, the Kaliski family, and helped to fund an architectural 
 study to further develop the plan. The San Francisco architectural firm MK 
 Think completed the design of the new Marina Theatre.\n\nThe rebirth of the 
 Marina Theatre is an example of how private property owners and the 
 community can come together to create positive, community-minded projects.  
 The new Marina Theatre is also an example of how a historic structure can 
 be thoughtfully re-imagined in a manner that respects its historic use 
 while also providing new revenue opportunities for the property owner.  
 With the reopening of the Marina Theatre, a total of six screens including 
 the Presidio Theatre in the Marina District will prove to be more than 
 sufficient to the neighborhood, allowing for a variety of different films 
 to be shown at one time.\n\nThe Marina Theatre opened in 1928 in the 
 commercial heart of the Marina District – the burgeoning new neighborhood 
 sprouting from the new land created for the 1915 Panama Pacific 
 International Exposition.  The Marina had over 900 seats and served as a 
 traditional neighborhood theater for decades, screening second-run films 
 after their premiere engagements on Market Street.  The Marina became the 
 Cinema 21 in the 1960s and began to screen first-run films.  The Cinema 21 
 was a popular first-run cinema until its closure in 2001. \n\n\no        
 Two Screens with stadium seating\no        All high-back love seats with 
 movable armrest and cup holders\no        Dolby Digital Surround Sound \no  
       Fully handicap accessible with elevator\no        Listening device 
 \no        Premium concession snacks including freshly popped caramel corn, 
 fresh juices and gourmet hot dogs\n\n\nLee Neighborhood Theatres operates 
 the Marina, 4-Star and Presidio Theatres in San Francisco.  The Lee family 
 has operated independent, neighborhood cinemas in San Francisco since 1964. 
  Three generations of the Lee family have been involved in film exhibition 
 in San Francisco.  The Lees re-opened Chestnut Street’s other theatre, 
 the Presidio, in 2005.\n\nThe San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation 
 is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization established in 2002 to work to 
 preserve and maintain neighborhood movie theaters throughout San Francisco. 
 The Theater Foundation purchased San Francisco’s historic Vogue Theatre 
 in 2007.  The Theater Foundation also presents the popular Film Night in 
 the Park outdoor film series in Dolores Park, Washington Square Park and 
 Union Square. \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/25/18495099.php
SUMMARY:"Marina Theatre Re-Open" - Lee Neighborhood Theatres
LOCATION:Marina Theatre (Formerly the Cinema 21)\n                 2149 Chestnut St. 
 @ Steiner St.\n                 San Francisco, Ca. 94123\n                 
 (415) 345-1323 \n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/25/18495099.php
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