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Great Star Theater

The Great Star Theater, formerly known as Great China Theater, is a 410-seat theater located at 636 Jackson Street in . It was built in 1925 for the Chinese opera and is the last Chinese theater in any Chinatown in the United States.
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  • Email: management@greatstartheater.org
  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: movie theater in San Francisco, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Great China Theatre” and “Great Star Theatre”
  • Address: 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

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Historic building
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, also known as the Sentinel Building, is a mixed-use building in , , completed in 1907. The distinctive copper-green Flatiron style structure is bounded by Columbus Avenue, Kearny Street, and Jackson Street; straddling the , , and neighborhoods of the city.

Place of worship
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The is a Taoist temple in 's . Founded in 1986, it is dedicated to Matsu and has foundational ties to the in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown-North Beach and Chinatown.

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in combines two adjoining neighbors, both of which are among the city's most popular immigrant neighborhoods. Culturally and aesthetically, they could not be more different yet their streets mesh seamlessly together.

Quarter
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The , centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in , California, is the oldest in and one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside .

Neighborhood
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is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in , California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic stands at the apex of .

Great Star Theater

Latitude
37.79636° or 37° 47′ 47″ north
Longitude
-122.4058° or 122° 24′ 21″ west
Height
30 feet (9 metres)
Operator
Roger Pincombe;Alice Chu;Paul Nathan
Open location code
849VQHWV+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 256733182
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q44634130
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Great Star Theater” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大星剧院”
  • French: “Great Star Theater”
  • French: “Théâtre Great Star”
  • German: “Great Star Theater”
  • Hindi: “ग्रेट स्टार थियेटर”
  • Japanese: “Gurēto Sutā Shiatā”
  • Japanese: “ぐれーとすたーしあたー”
  • Japanese: “グレートスターシアター”
  • Korean: “그레이트 스타 극장”
  • Russian: “Театр Great Star”
  • Spanish: “Gran Teatro Estrella”
  • Spanish: “Great Star Theater”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ping Yuen and Stylers Art Gallery.

Nearby Places

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