Roxie Theater
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The Roxie is a movie theatre in The Mission district of San Francisco.
History
The oldest continuously-operating movie theatre in San Francisco, it opened it doors as the C.H. Brown Theater in 1909, a movie palace in the art deco architectural style.
Other names for the theatre:
- The Poppy 1913 - 1916
- The New 16th Street 1916 - 1920
- The Rex 1920 - 1926
- The Gem 1926 - 1930
- The Gaiety 1930 - 1933
- The Roxie 1933 - present
In the early 1970s with the decline of it neighborhood, The Roxie became a pornography theatre. That ended in 1976 when it was bought by community leaders, remodled and turned into an art and independent film center.
Roxie Releasing
The theatre also is home to Roxie Releasing, an independent film distributor most notably responsible for the release of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead. Roxie Releasing specializes in documentaries.