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‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The California Theater in Berkeley

Briana Loewinsohn illustrates her first visit to Berkeley's California Theater, which closed in 2020.

This week, KQED is proud to present Movie Theaters We Have Lost by Briana Loewinsohn, a cartoonist, teacher and author of the upcoming graphic memoir Raised By Ghosts, about growing up in the East Bay.

At a time of unprecedented movie theater closures, Briana illustrates her memories of shuttered East Bay theaters, and the ways they adorned our lives. Today’s installment is the California Theater in Berkeley, which closed in 2020.

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