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First Theater
First Theater. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About

The First Theater also known as the First theater in California, is a historic adobe and wood building in Monterey, California, United States. It was built in 1846–1847 as a lodging house and tavern for sailors, by English seaman and pioneer Jack Swan. Swan's Saloon staged the inaugural theatrical presentations in California. On January 31, 1934, the building was officially designated a California Historical Landmark #136.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.