A Palace of Vaudeville

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Step toward the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Taylor Street, and you'll find a venue that's as much a work of art as the plays it hosts. The Golden Gate Theatre opened in 1922 as a vaudeville house, designed by architect G. Albert Lansburgh.

For decades, it served as a hub for the variety acts of the Jazz Age before being restored as a performing arts venue in 1979. With a capacity of nearly 2,300 people, the theatre's grandeur is a testament to the era of the 'movie palace,' where the building itself was designed to transport the audience to another world before the curtain even rose. It's a historic piece of entertainment architecture that still breathes with the energy of the stage.

Updated June 2026