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'''Before its demolition the [http://www.thestraight.com/index.html Straight Theater] had housed [http://www.thestraight.com/sounds.html concerts] featuring Janis Joplin and other famous bands of the early rock 'n roll era.'''
'''Before its demolition the [http://www.thestraight.com/index.html Straight Theater] had housed [http://www.thestraight.com/sounds.html concerts] featuring Janis Joplin and other famous bands of the early rock 'n roll era.'''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson, 1978''
[[Image:H&COL946.jpg]]
'''Trolley car on Haight Street at Cole, 1946.'''
''Photo: Private Collector''
[[Image:Haight-Trolley-1936.jpg]]
'''Easterly view of trolley on Haight Street at Cole, 1936.'''
''Photo: Private Collector''




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[[Image:Straight-theater-demolition-crowd.jpg]]
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''Photos: Chris Carlsson''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
 


[[Image:1980-raw-deal-graffiti.jpg]]
[[Image:1980-raw-deal-graffiti.jpg]]


'''Graffiti enscribed on wall across empty lot after demolition of Straight Theater.'''
'''Graffiti enscribed on wall across empty lot after demolition of Straight Theater.'''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''


[[Image:Blossom straight-theater mclure.gif]]
[[Image:Blossom straight-theater mclure.gif]]


'''Poster for [[Gays and Beats|Michael McClure]] play "Blossom" at the Straight Theater, c. 1969.'''
'''Poster for [[Gays and Beats|Michael McClure]] play "Blossom" at the Straight Theater, c. 1969.'''
''courtesy Nina Serrano''




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Revision as of 16:56, 5 August 2013

Unfinished History

Haight Theater apx. 1978 AAA-8858.jpg

The Straight Theater at Haight and Cole Streets in 1978, a year before its demolition.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library


Hashbury$straight-theater-c--1980.jpg

Before its demolition the Straight Theater had housed concerts featuring Janis Joplin and other famous bands of the early rock 'n roll era.

Photo: Chris Carlsson, 1978

H&COL946.jpg

Trolley car on Haight Street at Cole, 1946.

Photo: Private Collector

Haight-Trolley-1936.jpg

Easterly view of trolley on Haight Street at Cole, 1936.

Photo: Private Collector


Haight Theater 1964 closed AAA-8857.jpg

The Haight Theater was closed in 1964 after over fifty years as a movie house.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library


Haight-Straight theater 1967 AAB-8820.jpg

Marquee proclaiming the Straight Theater, 1967.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library


Hashbury$straight-theater-demolition.jpg

The 1981 demolition of the Straight Theater, once the Haight Street Movie Theater, drew a large crowd to witness the end of the historic structure.

Straight-theater-demolition-crowd.jpg

Photo: Chris Carlsson


1980-raw-deal-graffiti.jpg

Graffiti enscribed on wall across empty lot after demolition of Straight Theater.

Photo: Chris Carlsson


Blossom straight-theater mclure.gif

Poster for Michael McClure play "Blossom" at the Straight Theater, c. 1969.

courtesy Nina Serrano


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