Briana Loewinsohn

Briana Loewinsohn

KQED Contributor

By Briana Loewinsohn
Illustration: Two men sit in a leather booth over a large spread of roast meats and mashed potatoes.

Harry’s Hofbrau Is a Late-Night Throwback for $20 Steak Dinners

Illustration: Three friends eater burgers, fries, and Cokes inside a casual restaurant.

Revisiting Smokehouse, a Berkeley Classic for Late-Night Burgers and Shakes

A baby blue movie theater with gold adornments pictured at night, with a marquee advertising 'kill bill' and 'the great muppet caper'

‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The Parkway in Oakland

A line forms outside a movie theater box office at night, with a thai restauramt next door and a marquee advertising 'spike and mike's festival of animation.'

‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The UC Theatre in Berkeley

A movie theater called the Pussycat, with a protruding marquee advertising "Saddle Tramp" and "Scoundrels of Sin," and with three scantily-clad girls in neon clothes smoking out front.

‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The Pussycat Theater in Oakland

An illustration of a movie theater exterior, with young girl looking up at a poster for 'The Muppets Take Manhattan' in a display frame.

‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: United Artists in Berkeley

A movie theater marquee with the word "California" in cursive, advertising the movies Pulp Fiction and Airheads

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

Illustration: The exterior of a Nation's fast food burger restaurant, lit up in neon at night.

This 24-Hour Burger Chain Is a Late-Night Landmark in the Bay

Illustration of two men eating hot dogs standing up, inside the hot dog shop. Behind them, a woman adds ketchup to her hot dog.

Top Dog Is Just as Good as You Remember

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