Hopkins Theatre, Oakland, façade

Item Overview

Title

Hopkins Theatre, Oakland, façade

Uniform title

Hopkins Theatre (Oakland, Calif.)

Photographer

M. L. Cohen

Architect

Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990

Date Created

1938-41

Collection

S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Notes

Description

As built, the theatre was a much simplified Streamline Moderne façade overlaid on a basic brick commercial building. Strong contrasts between black and white and streams of neon outlining the marquee draw attention to the building.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic print

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs
Architectural photographs

Subjects

motion picture theaters
Entertainment
Landmarks

Longitude

37.7934699

Latitude

-122.2003333

Resource type

still image