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Sound Systems: Dolby Digital - Dolby SR - Dolby Stereo |
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2 Screens. Operated by Landmark since 1994. The building that the Albany
Theatre occupies was built in the 1920s, originally as a meeting hall and then
a dance hall with live music. In 1935, the building was converted to the new
home of the Albany Theatre, which had occupied a small one-story wooden building
down the block since around 1914. Structurally it stayed much the same over
the years, until the conversion of the balcony into the second auditorium in
1979. More recent improvements have both helped to regain some of the classical
charm of the Albany as well as to ensure that everyone has a state of the art
movie-going experience. Located in the heart of Albany, and acting as a centerpiece
for the downtown area, the Albany is in easy walking distance of a wide variety
of eating establishments, from a whole host of different culinary traditions.
DIRECTIONS:
From Downtown Berkeley:
Take Shattuck Ave. or MLK Blvd. north to Solano Ave. Turn left (west) on Solano
and continue until you reach San Pablo. We are on the corner. (43 AC transit
line).
From the 80:
Take the Buchanan exit east (only Albany Exit). Turn left on San Pablo (72 AC
Transit Line), continue until Solano Ave. Right on Solano, up one block on the
left.
Via Public Transportation:
The closest Bart station is the El Cerrito Plaza, which requires a one mile
walk south down San Pablo until you reach Solano. Turn Left on Solano. The 43,
72, 72M, 72R, 800 and the G AC transit lines will get you to the Albany or within
a block of the Albany.