Lorin Theater

Lorin Theater (HM10E4)

Location: Berkeley, CA 94703 Alameda County
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N 37° 50.88', W 122° 16.311'

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(Philips Temple C. M. E. Church)

— City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1982 —

Hiram Lovell, Architect, 1910, 1914
James W. Plachek, Architect, 1921

The popularity of early movies created a demand for new spaces to accommodate eager audiences. South Berkeley's first neighborhood theater with 144 stools for seats was established across Adeline Street in a storefront. In 1910 this building was constructed with 400 seats. It was soon enlarged to 800 seats. The owners advertised that "every foot of film' that was shown has passed their own "personal inspection."

In 1921 James Plachek redesigned the theater to provide 1,500 seats, an organ to accompany silent films, an Italian Renaissance-style facade and a large marquee. In 1954 the building began a second life as the home of the Phillips Temple C.M.E. Church. The congregation raised the substantial sum necessary to renovate the building in 1999 for earthquake safety and to restore much of the facade.
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HM NumberHM10E4
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByBerkeley Historical Plaque Project
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Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 4:00am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 564061 N 4189200
Decimal Degrees37.84800000, -122.27185000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 50.88', W 122° 16.311'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 50' 52.80" N, 122° 16' 18.66" W
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Area Code(s)510, 415
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3324 Adeline St, Berkeley CA 94703, US
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