San Francisco Car Rentals and The Castro Theatre
The Castro Theatre is San Francisco's historic movie palace. Built in 1922 by the Nasser brothers, San Francisco theatre entrepreneurs, in the Castro neighborhood, this theatre is beautiful and worth a trip with your San Francisco car rental. It is one of the few remaining movies theatres in the nation that was built in the 1920s that is still in operation.
The architect chose an exterior that looks somewhat like a Mexican cathedral. There are large windows in the front with a plaster wall that rises high to portray the grandeur of many large theatres of the 1920s. The inside has many different influences, including Spanish, Oriental, and Italian inspiration. Both sides of the wall are covered in rare wall decorations called scrafitto, in which the murals were created in a wet plaster process. The auditorium can seat up to 1400 people for a show. When you come visit with your San Francisco car rental you are likely to catch exhibition movies such as foreign films, film festivals, or special first run presentations. There is always something different playing at the Castro Theatre, so check out their website at http://www.thecastrotheatre.com/ before going with your San Francisco car rental to see what is playing.
How to Get There
Getting to the Castro Theatre is easy, but if you bring your San Francisco car rental it may be difficult to find parking. If you are staying in San Francisco then taking public transportation is the best way to get there without unnecessary stress for the evening. You can get to 429 Castro Street, at Market Street where the theatre is by taking the MUNI Metro lines K, L, or M; the F Market streetcar; or the 33, 35, 37, and 24 buses. If you are taking BART, then you can transfer to the MUNI Metro at Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell, and Civic Center.
A Mosaic of Culture
While you are in San Francisco with your San Francisco car rental, there are many other cultural venues for you to visit. Other notable places for the performing arts include the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Opera, and the San Francisco Ballet. The Ballet and the Opera are some of the oldest continuing performing arts companies in the United States.
San Francisco has also been called "a mecca for counter culture". Since the 1950s, coffee houses have become the central meeting place for artists, poets, and political activists. For example, Francis Ford Coppola wrote large portions of The Godfather in a San Francisco coffee shop. Today there are over two hundred coffee shops in the city.
The Castro Theater is a place of great beauty and a cultural icon in San Francisco that is worth a visit with your San Francisco car rental. You can enjoy special presentations of films that you may not be able to see elsewhere on the big screen. Grab a bag of popcorn, then sit back and enjoy the show!
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