El Cerrito in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Cerrito Theater

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 21, 2016

1. Cerrito Theater Marker

Caption: 1937 Berkeley Gazette Advertisement for the Cerrito Theater Grand Opening.

Inscription. The Cerrito Theater opened Christmas Day, 1937. Architect William B. Davis included Art Deco elements and fanciful murals in the theater. The theater closed in 1966 and was restored forty years later by the El Cerrito Redevelopment Agency.

Erected by City of El Cerrito.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco, and the California - El Cerrito - San Pablo Avenue Historical-Cultural Pavers series lists.

Location. 37° 54.125′ N, 122° 18.185′ W. Marker is in El Cerrito, California, in Contra Costa County. It is at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north on San Pablo Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10083 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito CA 94530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific

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in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The 'IT' Club (within shouting distance of this marker); The Six Bells & Cerro Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Pioneer American Settler William Rust's Blacksmith Shop (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); El Cerrito's First Mayor (about 500 feet away); Rust (about 500 feet away); The Little Hill (about 600 feet away); El Cerrito's Nightlife (about 600 feet away); Violet's (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Cerrito.

More about this marker. This marker is at the southeast corner of San Pablo and Central Avenues.
This marker is one of The City of El Cerrito's Historical-Cultural Pavers.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 21, 2016

2. Cerrito Theater Marker

Cerrito Theater image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 21, 2016

3. Cerrito Theater

Cerrito Theater, interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by BBI Construction

4. Cerrito Theater, interior

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 516 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 23, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.