Theatres of San JoseSan Joseans have long had their pick of the best in stage and screen entertainment. In the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries, theatres were beloved places. Whether in downtown, the neighborhoods, or surrounding communities, theatres provided the thrill of a night on the town. Most of the early theatres built in San Jose exist only in photographs, many exhibited in this book for the first time. A few, such as the palatial California Theatre and the venerable Jose Theatre, serve exciting new uses in todayas entertainment marketplace. Even such relative newcomers as the Century 21 Theatre and its fellow domed cinemas have begun to gain a romance of their own. |
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 6 |
San Joses Finest Entertainment | 35 |
Touring the California Theatre | 61 |
The Neighborhood Theatres | 81 |
Around the Valley | 101 |
Domes and Starlight | 119 |
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