Balboa Theatre

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Balboa Theatre
nrhp_type =


caption = Balboa Theatre, 2008
location= San Diego, California
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 42
lat_seconds = 50
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 117
long_minutes = 9
long_seconds = 38
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1924
architect= Wheeler, William H.; Wurster Construction Co. et al.
architecture= Mission/Spanish Revival
added = October 24, 1996
governing_body = Local
refnum=96001177cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Balboa Theater is a theater located in downtown San Diego, California, that was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Built in 1924, the Balboa Theater was a grand 1920s movie palace with a seating capacity of 1,600. The theater was converted to housing for the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, it resumed operation as a movie theater but struggled and was slated for demolition in 1959 before bought and converted into an action movie house. The theater was designated as a local historic site in 1972 but closed its doors in the 1970s and remained vacant for many years. In 1985, the City of San Diego bought the theater with plans to restore it. Restoration work finally begain in 2005, and the theater re-opened in 2008 as a venue for live theater and concerts.

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* [http://www.thebalboa.org/history.htm Balboa Theater Foundation: History]
* [http://cinematreasures.org/theater/710/ Cinema Treasures]