"The Father's House did not share the building's purchase price with the Ingleside Light. According to the San Francisco Standard, the Father's House hopes to open its church at El Rey by Easter 2027. Alongside its religious services, the church reportedly plans to host occasional classic film screenings. The church also plans to convert the theater's west wing into a community center, which would include a half-court basketball court, the Standard reported."
"The El Rey hasn't operated as a commercial movie theater in nearly half a century. Located in the city's Ingleside Terraces neighborhood, the Art Deco theater is recognizable for its tower, which is visible from Mount Davidson. The 1,800-seat movie palace was erected in 1931, and designed by San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger, who also designed the Castro Theatre and Oakland's Paramount Theatre. In 2017, the building was designated a San Francisco historic landmark."
The El Rey Theatre, a 95-year-old Art Deco movie palace in San Francisco's Ingleside Terraces, has been purchased by The Father's House San Francisco after nine years of vacancy. The building remained empty since 2016 when a Pentecostal church defaulted on its mortgage. The Father's House plans to open its San Francisco congregation at El Rey by Easter 2027, host occasional classic film screenings, and convert the theater's west wing into a community center with a half-court basketball court. The 1,800-seat theater, designed by architect Timothy Pflueger and erected in 1931, was designated a San Francisco historic landmark in 2017.
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