Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco

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historic building performing arts venue theatre

The Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco is a historic performing arts venue known for hosting major touring Broadway productions and premieres.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Golden Gate Theatre	3
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11859691 — 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: Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco
Context triple: [Legally Blonde (Broadway musical), premiereLocation, Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco]

A. Curran Theatre, San Francisco
Curran Theatre in San Francisco is a historic Broadway-style venue renowned for hosting major theatrical productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
B. Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco)
Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco) is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco known for hosting major Broadway productions, concerts, and other live entertainment.
C. Zellerbach Theatre
Zellerbach Theatre is a primary performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, hosting a wide range of theater, dance, and music events.
D. San Francisco War Memorial Opera House
The San Francisco War Memorial Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco renowned as the longtime home of the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet.
E. San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center is a major cultural complex in San Francisco that houses venues like the War Memorial Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall, serving as home to the city’s opera, ballet, and symphony.
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: Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco
Target entity description: The Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco is a historic performing arts venue known for hosting major touring Broadway productions and premieres.

A. Curran Theatre, San Francisco
Curran Theatre in San Francisco is a historic Broadway-style venue renowned for hosting major theatrical productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
B. Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco)
Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco) is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco known for hosting major Broadway productions, concerts, and other live entertainment.
C. Zellerbach Theatre
Zellerbach Theatre is a primary performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, hosting a wide range of theater, dance, and music events.
D. San Francisco War Memorial Opera House
The San Francisco War Memorial Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco renowned as the longtime home of the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet.
E. San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center is a major cultural complex in San Francisco that houses venues like the War Memorial Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall, serving as home to the city’s opera, ballet, and symphony.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic building ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ theatre ⓘ
address	1 Taylor Street, San Francisco, California ⓘ
architect	G. Albert Lansburgh ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
category	Broadway touring house ⓘ
city	San Francisco ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formerOwner	RKO Pictures ⓘ linked to: RKO Radio Pictures The Shubert Organization ⓘ linked to: Shubert Organization
hasAccessibilityFeature	wheelchair accessible seating ⓘ
hasBoxOffice	on-site box office ⓘ
hasFeature	balcony seating ⓘ marquee on Market Street ⓘ mezzanine seating ⓘ orchestra seating ⓘ ornate lobby ⓘ
hasType	proscenium theatre ⓘ
hasUse	concert venue ⓘ live performance venue ⓘ special events venue ⓘ
historicDesignation	historic theatre in San Francisco ⓘ
location	San Francisco ⓘ
name	Golden Gate Theatre ⓘ linked to: Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco
near	Civic Center area of San Francisco ⓘ linked to: Downtown San Francisco Market Street ⓘ
neighborhood	Tenderloin ⓘ
notableFor	historic interior design ⓘ major touring Broadway productions ⓘ premieres of Broadway shows ⓘ
opened	1922 ⓘ
openingDate	1922-03-26 ⓘ
operator	BroadwaySF ⓘ
originalUse	movie palace ⓘ vaudeville theatre ⓘ
owner	BroadwaySF ⓘ
partOf	San Francisco Theatre District ⓘ linked to: Downtown San Francisco
primaryFunction	hosting musical theatre ⓘ hosting plays ⓘ hosting touring Broadway productions ⓘ
regionServed	San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
renovated	1979 ⓘ 2010s ⓘ
reopenedAsLiveTheatre	1979 ⓘ
seatingCapacity	approximately 2300 ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
ticketing	reserved seating ⓘ

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Legally Blonde (Broadway musical) → premiereLocation → Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco ⓘ

Mid-Market, San Francisco → hasLandmark → Golden Gate Theatre ⓘ

linked to: Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco

Mid-Market → hasLandmark → Golden Gate Theatre ⓘ

linked to: Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco

Golden Gate Theatre → name → Golden Gate Theatre ⓘ

subject linked to: Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco

linked to: Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco

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