Type Film Opened 1927 | Closed 1994 Capacity 975 | |
Address 456 University Avenue
Palo Alto, California
United States Architect Reid Brothers (firm)
James Reid & Merritt Reid Similar Matadero Creek, Stanford Shopping Center, Searsville Dam, Palo Alto Baylands Nature Pr, Professorville | ||
The Varsity Theatre was a single-screen Mission Revival movie palace located on University Avenue in Palo Alto, California. The building is notable for its distinctive neon marquee and elongated, colonnade-lined courtyard.
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History
Following its closure as a theater in 1994, the space was converted into a Borders Bookstore. The chain preserved the exterior and most of the original interior of the building. When Borders was liquidated in 2011, the building remained vacant until 2015.
Current Use
As of 2015, HanaHaus and a Blue Bottle Cafe operate in the Varsity Theatre building.
References
Varsity Theatre (Palo Alto) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA