The Castro Theatre's seats were center stage on Tuesday, but they could soon be gone.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted not to protect the historic theater's seating on Tuesday, capping off months of debate over Another Planet Entertainment's plans to renovate and reinvigorate the Castro.
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who sparked the process of amending the theater's decades-old historic landmark designation last year, lamented that it became a way to"pre-litigate" Another Planet's proposal. The existing historic landmark designation adopted in 1977 addresses the exterior of the building, but the updated version includes its interior.
Ex // Top Stories Like its infamous namesake, this North Beach bar perseveres Belle Cora, one of the neighborhood's most popular bars, pays homage to San Francisco's dark past Supervisors Connie Chan, Dean Preston, Shamann Walton and Peskin voted to preserve the movie-style seating. But those voicing support for Another Planet — including the theater's longtime owners, the Nasser Family — have argued that the Castro has to change in order to remain financially viable.
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