PARAMOUNT THEATRE - View this location on map This is the 'Art Deco,' or 'Moderne' style of movie palace built during the rise of the motion picture industry. The Paramount, which opened on December 16, 1931, is the most ambitious theatre design of architect Timothy L. Pflueger. Restored in 1973, it has retained an exceptional unity of style. 475-21st St, Oakland, California Historical Paramount Theatre - View this location on map Built during the Depression and opened in December 1931, this great Art Deco movie palace was the largest auditorium on the West Coast, seating 3,476. Designed by Timothy Pflueger of San Francisco, the Paramount combines spectacular advertising with stark functionalism. With its 110' facade featuring a tile mosaic of two monumental figures, a stage 32' deep and 50' wide, a mechanically elevated orchestra pit, 20 production and dressing rooms, it serves all the arts from symphony to dance to variety shows and movies. 2025 Broadway, Oakland, California Historical

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