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What They Are Saying About The Cerrito Theater

"Best of film noir can be seen at Cerrito Speakeasy." By Angela Woodall. Inside Bay Area.com. June 5, 2008.

"The Cerrito Theatre finally is able to play it again, fans." By Justin Hill. El Cerrito Journal. November 3, 2006. Requires free registration.

"Arts: Cerrito Theater Re-Opens After 40 Years." By Justin DeFreitas. The Berkeley Daily Planet. November 2, 2006. Related article: "Arts: ‘Casablanca’ In El Cerrito."

"Curtain going up on restored Cerrito Theater." San Francisco Chronicle. November 1, 2006. Features a photo of the main theater.

"Restored to Deco Glory, the Cerrito Prepares For First Screenings in a Half Century." By Justin Hill. The Oakland Tribune and San Jose Net. November 1, 2006.

"It's showtime at Cerrito Theater again." By John Peabody. North Gate News Online, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. October 31, 2006.

"So Do They Serve Coors?." By Kelly Vance. East Bay Express Blog . October 30, 2006.

"Friends credited with saving of theater"
El Cerrito Journal, October 27, 2006. Requires free registration.

"Cerrito Speakeasy Theater." Yelp.

"Editorial"
El Cerrito Journal, December 9, 2005. Requires free registration.

"Oakland: Retrophile packs movie nights with quirky nostalgia"
By Reyhan Harmanci, San Francisco Chronicle, November 12, 2004.

"Calif. Town Approves Funds for 1937 Theater"
By Margaret Foster, Preservation Online, January 29, 2004.

"Theater gets $3.5 million to renovate"
By Alan Lopez, EL CERRITO JOURNAL, January 23, 2004. (Article available on ECJ web site for a fee)

"Parkway owners to reopen Cerrito"
By Alan Lopez, EL CERRITO JOURNAL, May 9, 2003. (Article available on ECJ web site for a fee)

"City to move on Cerrito Theater lease"
By Alan Lopez, EL CERRITO JOURNAL, April 12, 2003.

"Theater revival edges to reality"
By Alan Lopez, EL CERRITO JOURNAL, February 7, 2003.

"Restored cinemas have audiences cheering"
By Alan Lopez of EL CERRITO JOURNAL. November 29, 2002.

"City gives thumbs up to Cerrito purchase." URL not available
Page 1. By Alan Lopez of EL CERRITO JOURNAL. June 21, 2002.

"Cerrito Theater advances"
WEST COUNTY TIMES. June 21, 2002.

"A wise decision in support of Cerrito Theater"
By David Weinstein, WEST COUNTY TIMES. June 21, 2002,

"City looks into buying the Cerrito Theater." (URL not available)
By Alan Lopez of THE JOURNAL. May 31, 2002, pg 1.

Pamela Reynolds' U.C.B. journalism project about The Cerrito Theater. Features Quicktime movies of the theater's interior before the renovation, open house, and interviews with El Cerrito residents.

A grand night at the theater
By Alan Lopez of THE JOURNAL, May 10, 2002

"It's Showtime for Civic Vision." By Karen Hershenson of WEST COUNTY TIMES. May 8, 2002. "Go for it, El Cerrito. Imagine that marquee glowing once more, a gateway to town. You have a rare opportunity to create something terrific, and once it's gone, it's gone."

Encore in El Cerrito
By Justino Aguila of SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Tri Valley Edition, April 26, 2002

All the right moves
Editorial, CONTRA COSTA TIMES, March 8, 2002

El Cerrito officials OK vintage theater lease
By Alan Lopez of CONTRA COSTA TIMES, March 6, 2002

Cerrito Theater receives support
by Kate Darby Rauch of WEST COUNTY TIMES, Feb 28, 2002.

El Cerrito Wire
Run by Betty & John Buginas, best place to look for up-to-the minute news about El Cerrito goings on, with useful links.

HOW OTHERS HAVE DONE IT

"Big-screen festivities for Rafael's fifth birthday"
By John McMurtrie, San Francsico Chronicle, March 25, 2004.

Rafael Theater in San Rafael, California
A beautiful theater "saved" by the private Film Institute of Northern California. It is an example of private organizations doing great preservation work when offered the proper incentives.

The Silver Theater
An 1938 Art Deco theater in Silver Spring, MD. Profiled in New York Times, "An Art Deco Classic Turns Cinema Showcase." April 7, 2003.

Warner Theater
A magnificient Art Deco theater currently being restored in Torrington, Connecticut.

"Microplex as antidote to the multiplex"
Microcinemas are making an appearance across the country. San Francisco Chronicle, July 18, 2002.

"Missing Movie Marquees"
A San Francisco Chronicle editorial about the importance of saving neighborhood theaters. April 18, 2002.

Cinema Treasures
Website devoted to movie theater preservation and awareness.

Del Mar renovation defies tradition &
Del Mar Theater: Downtown's next big attraction
Santa Cruz's Del Mar theater success story.

Historic Preservation Efforts of the Art Deco Society of California
Other Art Deco preservation efforts.

League of Historic American Theaters
Dedicated to the restoration and operation of historic theaters in North America.

National Trust for Historic Preservation
Provides leadership, education, and advocacy to save America's diverse historic places.

Great Movie Places in the West
Article in VIA Magazine (California State Auto Assoc. magazine).

Historic American Movie Theaters
America's 11 most endangered historic places for 2001.
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