El Capitan Theatre and Hotel, San Francisco

It is a Spanish colonial revival style with a Mexican baroque façade, designed by architect Gustave Albert Lansburgh. It opened on June 29, 1928, with Edward Sloman's silent film We Americans (1928) starring George Sidney, Patsy Ruth Miller, and George J. Lewis. The theater contained a Wurlitzer theatre organ (style 235) to accompany silent films. The building later became part of Fox West Coast Theatres (now Fox Theatres) as the "Mission Street Showcase" theater, and by 1950, they introduced CinemaScope and stereophonic sound. It closed on December 15, 1957. == Closure and modern history ==

In 1961, the theatre portion of the building was demolished, and turned into a parking lot by 1965. In 1994, the remaining portion of the building experienced a fire, which did not affect the façade. Still remaining are the hotel, the stores, the marquee, and the façade. == See also ==