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Empress Theatre (California)

Buildings and structures in Solano County, CaliforniaEvent venues established in 1911History of Solano County, CaliforniaTheatres in CaliforniaTourist attractions in Solano County, California
Vallejo, California
People line up for a Ukraine benefit concert at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo
People line up for a Ukraine benefit concert at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo

The Empress Theatre is a historical landmark located in downtown Vallejo, California built in 1911. It was re-opened in 2008 after nearly 20 years of disuse following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The one room movie house has undergone complete renovation and seismic retrofit. Operated as a non-profit, it now shows movies, hosts live performances, and is rented for private events.

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Empress Theatre (California)
Virginia Street, Vallejo

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Virginia Street
94590 Vallejo
California, United States
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People line up for a Ukraine benefit concert at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo
People line up for a Ukraine benefit concert at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo
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California State Capitol (Vallejo, California)
California State Capitol (Vallejo, California)

Vallejo California State Capitol was founded on May 4, 1852, at a building in Vallejo, California in Solano County, California. The Vallejo California State Capitol site is a California Historical Landmark No. 574 listed on April 1, 1957.A Vallejo wooden two-story building served as the California State Capitol from May 4, 1852, to February 4, 1853. The building had a half set basement and was located at 300 York Street, Vallejo. General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1807-1890) offered the site to the State after the wooden Sacramento California State Capitol building in the Sacramento First Courthouse burnt to the ground in large fire on July 13, 1854.After the Vallejo California State Capitol, the State Capitol moved to the Fischer-Hanlon House, in Benicia, California, from February 3, 1853, to February 24, 1854. The Benicia site is California Historical Landmark #153. Then the California State Capitol moved back to Sacramento, California Historical Landmark #869.The former Vallejo California State Capitol Building was lost on August 20, 1859, as hay stored in the basement caught fire. Site is now a parking lot. Site is California Historical Landmark #574.A historical marker is at the site of the former Vallejo California State Capitol on the Northwest corner of a city parking lot at 200 block of York Street, next to the Vallejo Transit Center. The marker was placed there by Native Sons of the Golden West, Historic Landmark Committee in 1938. There is second smaller marker also.