The Lorenzo Theater

Does anyone know if Save the Lorenzo is still active? Their website hasn’t been updated in six years. Has the deadline passed to buy the theatre? Who Owns it now? I actually wanted to donate but couldn’t even get a response from the site as to whether anyone is there to accept to donation much less do anything with it.

I’ve always felt a connection to the The Lorenzo Theater and if I ever win the lotto one of the first things I would do is to fix this place back up for movies, plays, and rock concerts.

Wow I am old! I used to go there all the time. What a great place!

If I win the lottery, this will be one of my first projects… (‘keepin’ my fingers crossed!)

This was a stunning theater and could light up San Lorenzo again with movies and theatrical performances. Please help save the Lorenzo.

Please help to save the Lorenzo! Seems like just yesterday my husband and I went there to see first run movies, yes, it’s been years, but it was so great to have a theatre right in our own backyard. I am sure if Alameda can get corporate sponsors to help restore their beautiful theatre that we could get someone to help too. Please suppor the cause and help to get the Lorenzo back open and as classic as it once was. I’m for one looking forward to going there again for a nice treat.

SAVE THE LORENZO!!!

Back in the Seventies I went hear with friends to watch the Rocky horror Picture show and had an awesome time!!! when it closed it was a crying shame because it was a beautiful theater that had so much potential. Hopefully it’ll reopen I’d love my daughters to see the inside.

I don’t live in the area any more, but this movie theatre taught me to love movies. They always had double bills, so I got to see «A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum» and «The Lion in Winter» together. It was an amazing place, just like all of the other great movie theaters that used to be around.

The Lorenzo is a «movie palace» theater that is closed now– but the neighborhood organization is trying to make it a California Historic Landmark, and sometimes they do tours of the inside, which is what I’m recommending.
Obviously I’ve never seen a movie here; there aren’t any seats inside at the moment, but go on one of these tours– they have the first flourescent murals in California. Giant, three-​story panthers which glow under black light. Check out the pictures on the web site– this is what you’d see, dimly lit, during the movie.
For a quirky date, this would definitely be memorable and maybe even «magical.» Check the website for tour dates and news.