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BAY heads: Parkway Speakeasy in Oakland CLOSING!

GnatGnat 1,183 Posts
edited March 2009 in Strut Central
Totally bummed about the Parkway closing. This is a great movie theater where you can lounge on a couch and get pizza and beer delivered to you. I went on one of my first dates with my wife there."After more than twelve years of serving the great cultural crossroad of Oakland, the Parkway Speakeasy Theater will be closing at the end of business day, Sunday March 22, 2009.From African Diaspora to Thrillville to lesbian fashion shows and educational porn, the Parkway has offered an eclectic array of movies and events. It was the first theater in California to offer food, beer and wine service in a lounge style movie theater. With a nudge or a push from the community, there was little programming the Parkway theater would not try in order to better be a community center and a safe haven for diverse ideas. The Parkway brought Baby Brigade for the shuttered and abandoned parents of newborns, the first international black gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender film festival and Sunday Salon, a free event for cultural and community enhancement. We, at the Parkway Speakeasy Theater, are deeply proud of the Parkway and will profoundly miss serving its community. Thank you for your patronage.(This decision does not affect the Cerrito Speakeasy. Most of the Parkway's regular and special events will move over there.)"

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  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
    Aw, fu[/b]ck. This sucks. The Parkway was the joint.
  • discos_almadiscos_alma discos_alma 2,164 Posts
    Yeah, this sucks. Used to live two blocks away and would frequent it often.

    First time I got mugged in Oakland was right in front of this place at 3 AM. Ahhhh, the memories...
  • chungtechchungtech 290 Posts
    I HAVE BEEN IN DENIAL ABOUT THIS ALL WEEK. I SERIOUSLY CANNOT DEAL
  • Young_PhonicsYoung_Phonics 8,039 Posts
    That's a total bummer. My girl and I went on our first date there. They also weren't shy about putting Bush on blast via their marquee.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    Aw man. Used to live around the corner. This is totally fucked. F*ck this shit
  • ageage 1,131 Posts
    Sorry to hear about that folks! Never got to experience a viewing there, but been by it many a times & always thought it was really cool architecture for a theatre!
  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
    this truly sucks. F*ck a citibank, obama should be working hard on bailing out the parkway!
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    This f*cking sucks. I was living just a few miles away in Oakland when it opened. I thought it was a GREAT place to see movies. There are so few indie theaters left around in the Bay...I trust the Grand Lake is still there?
  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
    i think they were owned by the same group, no?
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
    I trust the Grand Lake is still there?

    Oh yeah, still there, same as it ever was.
  • Young_PhonicsYoung_Phonics 8,039 Posts
    That's a total bummer. My girl and I went on our first date there. They also weren't shy about putting Bush on blast via their marquee.


    Woops I was thinking of the grand lake. Still a shame though.
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