Castro Theatre
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Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace and cultural landmark in San Francisco renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a centerpiece of the city's LGBTQ+ community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castro Theatre canonical | 15 |
| Castro Theatre neon sign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1741351 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Castro Theatre Context triple: [Castro District, hasLandmark, Castro Theatre]
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A.
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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B.
Arlington Theatre
Arlington Theatre is a historic movie palace and performing arts venue in downtown Santa Barbara, California, known for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and role as a key site for film festivals and cultural events.
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C.
Calvin Theater
Calvin Theater is a historic performing arts venue and former movie palace located in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts.
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D.
Palm Theatre
Palm Theatre is a prominent performance and screening venue in Telluride, Colorado, best known for hosting films and events during the Telluride Film Festival.
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E.
Elgin Theatre
Elgin Theatre is a historic performance venue in Toronto, Canada, known as one of the two stacked theatres that make up the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Castro Theatre Target entity description: Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace and cultural landmark in San Francisco renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a centerpiece of the city's LGBTQ+ community.
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A.
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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B.
Arlington Theatre
Arlington Theatre is a historic movie palace and performing arts venue in downtown Santa Barbara, California, known for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and role as a key site for film festivals and cultural events.
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C.
Calvin Theater
Calvin Theater is a historic performing arts venue and former movie palace located in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts.
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D.
Palm Theatre
Palm Theatre is a prominent performance and screening venue in Telluride, Colorado, best known for hosting films and events during the Telluride Film Festival.
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E.
Elgin Theatre
Elgin Theatre is a historic performance venue in Toronto, Canada, known as one of the two stacked theatres that make up the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema palace
ⓘ
cultural venue ⓘ historic landmark ⓘ movie theater ⓘ |
| architect | Timothy L. Pflueger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque-inspired
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Spanish Colonial Revival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Castro LGBTQ+ community ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRole | centerpiece of San Francisco's LGBTQ+ community ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century cinema ⓘ |
| featuredIn | various films and documentaries about San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Wurlitzer pipe organ
ⓘ
linked to:
Wurlitzer theatre organ
elaborate ceiling ⓘ large neon marquee ⓘ ornate auditorium ⓘ proscenium arch ⓘ single-screen auditorium ⓘ |
| hasMarquee |
Castro Theatre neon sign
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linked to:
Castro Theatre
|
| hasOrganType |
Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ
ⓘ
linked to:
Wurlitzer theatre organ
|
| hasType | single-screen movie palace ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | San Francisco Designated Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| hosts |
Frameline Film Festival
ⓘ
LGBTQ+ community events ⓘ San Francisco International Film Festival events ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
LGBTQ+ film festivals
ⓘ
classic film screenings ⓘ independent and art-house films ⓘ sing-along screenings ⓘ special events and live performances ⓘ |
| location |
Castro District, San Francisco, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
The Castro (San Francisco)
|
| name | Castro Theatre ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Castro District ⓘ |
| numberOfScreens | 1 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1922-06-22 ⓘ |
| operator | Another Planet Entertainment ⓘ |
| owner | Nasser family ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 1400 ⓘ |
| significance |
historic movie palace in San Francisco
ⓘ
iconic LGBTQ+ cultural landmark ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| streetAddress | 429 Castro Street ⓘ |
| website | https://www.castrotheatre.com/ ⓘ |
| yearOpened | 1922 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castro Theatre Description of subject: Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace and cultural landmark in San Francisco renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a centerpiece of the city's LGBTQ+ community.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Castro Theatre