c.1912 1
The Oakland Photo Theater was a short-lived theater at 1532 Broadway (originally 1280 Broadway), opening in 1911. It was financed by H.C. Capwell, and the building was designed by Charles W. Dickey.
According to Theatres of Oakland, it seated 1,200 people on the main floor and another 700 in the balcony. An article in 1911 called it "the largest of its kind in the U.S." 6
It was remodeled and re-opened c.1917 as the Oakland Kinema Theater (kinema was a trendy British spelling used at the time.) 4
Capwell replaced the theater with a larger commercial building in 1921-1922, 5 which became the home of Reich and Lievre, an upscale women's clothing store.
c.1917 as Kinema 2 
c.1917 as Kinema 3 
1911 Sanborn excerpt
1918
Links and References
- ohrphoto.oaktheaters.032 Oakland History Center
- ohrphoto.oaktheaters.031 Oakland History Center
- ohrphoto.oaktheaters.033 Oakland History Center
- Kinema Opens Tonight; Nazimova Is Star Oakland Tribune January 27, 1917
- Old Kinema Site Oakland Enquirer October 17, 1921
- Oakland Photo Theater Largest Of Kind In U.S. Oakland Tribune September 29, 1911
- "Pacific Service" at the Oakland Kinema Theatre Pacific Service Magazine March 1917
