San Francisco's Landmark Red Vic Movie House To Close

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The crowds waited for more than an hour on Haight Street in San Francisco on Saturday, hoping to score a movie poster from the soon-to-be shuttered Red Vic Movie House.

Co-owner Claudia Lehan said she greatly appreciates the support.

"We have thousands of posters to sell so it's good that they are here," she said about the crowds.

Lehan said that ticket sales have been steadily dropping with the advent of On Demand movies and Netflix, so they are closing the doors on July 25. That's 31 years to the day of the grand opening of the movie house.

KCBS' Tim Ryan Reports:

Many longtime fans, who were in line to show their support, said they can't understand how San Francisco failed to support a single screen theater like the Red Vic.

But it's a growing trend, as there are only a few movie houses that remain among the many repertory theaters that once resided in San Francisco.

Lehan said the theater will go black following a showing of "Harold and Maude" on July 25.

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