Bring back Oakland's Parkway Speakeasy Theater! Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/bring-back-oaklands-parkway-speakeasy-theater.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:30 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition mrs frances carter [Signature #564] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11268883?utm_medium=rss please bring back our speakeasy. no place like it.

]]> Thu, 6 Oct 2011 01:46:32 UTC 11268883 Mr. James Tang [Signature #563] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10430370?utm_medium=rss Coolest theater. Cheap tickets (second-run), comfy couches, beer, hummus, pizza, funny movie intros, awesome

]]> Tue, 10 May 2011 12:20:20 UTC 10430370 Anonymous [Signature #562] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8887543?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:39:46 UTC 8887543 mr juan soto [Signature #561] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7360460?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:51:53 UTC 7360460 Jacob Jaeggli [Signature #560] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7045029?utm_medium=rss Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:04:20 UTC 7045029 Teresa Moore [Signature #559] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6435521?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:38:55 UTC 6435521 Mrs Rachel Kessinger [Signature #558] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6160525?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Sep 2009 11:36:17 UTC 6160525 Anonymous [Signature #557] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6158534?utm_medium=rss for the love of all that is celluloid, bring it back!!!

]]> Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:08:16 UTC 6158534 Nevine Khalafallah [Signature #556] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6044464?utm_medium=rss We NEED this!

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:19:03 UTC 6044464 Mr Boon Sramala [Signature #555] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5553569?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 May 2009 12:07:13 UTC 5553569 dustin rogers [Signature #554] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5339648?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:01:16 UTC 5339648 Ms Anonymous [Signature #553] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5265206?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:43:41 UTC 5265206 Mr. Sasha Lustgarten [Signature #552] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5265179?utm_medium=rss bring back the Parkway!

]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:30:03 UTC 5265179 Ms Stacy Antonel [Signature #551] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5263309?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:09:47 UTC 5263309 Ms Heather Tidrick [Signature #550] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5260600?utm_medium=rss Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:19:14 UTC 5260600 Toolie Shutter [Signature #549] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5256534?utm_medium=rss The Parkway is diamond in the rough. Please allow them to open their welcoming doors again.

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:14:10 UTC 5256534 Paige Wheeler [Signature #548] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5255934?utm_medium=rss This theatre got me through two young children, bad dates and good dates, and revitalized an entire forgotten area of Oakland. We need this anchor.

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:34:51 UTC 5255934 Maureen Forys [Signature #547] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5254675?utm_medium=rss Let's make an investment in Oakland by keeping the neighborhood alive and thriving in a unique and totally Oakland way.

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:13:39 UTC 5254675 Shelley Garry [Signature #546] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5253677?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Apr 2009 07:16:48 UTC 5253677 Ms Catalina Madrinan [Signature #545] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5253541?utm_medium=rss The Parkway is one of Oakland's icons. There is no better place to watch a movie and enjoy a drink and good pizza.... please don't let this place become a story of how wonderful it was to hang out in oakland "back in the day"

]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2009 06:40:30 UTC 5253541 Benjamin Baker [Signature #544] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5252233?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Apr 2009 01:13:45 UTC 5252233 Ms. Jeanne Fogler [Signature #543] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5251667?utm_medium=rss The Parkway's unique ambience was one of the things that made our neighborhood wonderful. We can't let landmarks like this slip through our fingers!

]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:45:42 UTC 5251667 Ms Anne Campbell Washington [Signature #542] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5250656?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Apr 2009 04:48:18 UTC 5250656 Michael Marius [Signature #541] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5249224?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Apr 2009 05:24:00 UTC 5249224 Johanna Lortsher [Signature #540] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5248147?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:24:11 UTC 5248147 Laura Schatzkin [Signature #539] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5245622?utm_medium=rss The Parkway has been a great part of my life since I moved to Oakland 8 years ago. There is nothing else like it. Not only is it my favorite place to see a movie, it also is an important part of our community.

]]> Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:21:48 UTC 5245622 Anonymous [Signature #538] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5245326?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:30:34 UTC 5245326 Seth Katz [Signature #537] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5245297?utm_medium=rss Sounds like the previous management might not have kept an eye on the bottom line... But maybe with some financial advice and careful management we can have this great place back again. What we don't need is another empty movie theater or worse, another one converted into a junk shop like the noble old theaters of SF's Mission.

Meanwhile, everyone throw out your DVD players.

]]> Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:23:29 UTC 5245297 Brandi Arteaga [Signature #536] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5241371?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Apr 2009 10:35:10 UTC 5241371 Anonymous [Signature #535] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5238991?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:24:18 UTC 5238991 Mrs. Tanesha Wright [Signature #534] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5238322?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Apr 2009 08:52:03 UTC 5238322 Mr mitch lopez [Signature #533] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5236351?utm_medium=rss This was the place where I went on my 1st date with my girlfriend. This place is special to me and needs to be brought back.

]]> Sun, 5 Apr 2009 08:21:45 UTC 5236351 Lj Rose [Signature #532] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5235351?utm_medium=rss A 1% tax on Comcast to go towards community cinema theatres like Parkway - would that be enough $ to re-open the place? Just an idea... or how about everybody who wants the Parkway to exist again give up their cable and put that towards the Park's resuscitation?

]]> Sun, 5 Apr 2009 02:46:56 UTC 5235351 Mr. Loren Taylor [Signature #531] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5233202?utm_medium=rss Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:27:31 UTC 5233202 Ryan Eldredge [Signature #530] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5228283?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Apr 2009 03:13:56 UTC 5228283 Evon Magsby [Signature #529] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5228086?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Apr 2009 02:30:03 UTC 5228086 Megan Lanen Smith [Signature #528] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5225842?utm_medium=rss The Parkway is a unique treasure of Oakland, and one of the reasons I've loved living in Oakland, almost 4 years and counting. Oakland likes to describe it self as one for community, diversity, 'keeping it locally grown' and for having fun, "Oakland style". It would be a terrible loss for the city to allow this community ran and shared treasured spot to be lost. I urge those who have power to help save our beloved Parkway Theater, and by doing so, preserving the spirit of Oakland too. THANK YOU!

]]> Fri, 3 Apr 2009 05:08:45 UTC 5225842 Mr. Ronnie Casey [Signature #527] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5225081?utm_medium=rss The Parkway must live again!!!

]]> Fri, 3 Apr 2009 01:20:45 UTC 5225081 Gordy Wray [Signature #526] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5224662?utm_medium=rss Pizza and Beer! Bring it Back!

]]> Thu, 2 Apr 2009 10:25:52 UTC 5224662 Courtney Dean [Signature #525] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5224084?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Apr 2009 07:54:04 UTC 5224084 Jay Trolinger [Signature #524] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5223641?utm_medium=rss I hope the Oakland Department of Commerce will do all it can to help revive the Parkway - it has been one of our crown jewels.

]]> Thu, 2 Apr 2009 06:26:45 UTC 5223641 Ms Sara Brown [Signature #523] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5223574?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Apr 2009 06:08:39 UTC 5223574 ms Rose Satterfield [Signature #522] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5223012?utm_medium=rss No other theater like this in Oakland, don't take it away. It is unique. Plus it is great how the community can rent it for fundraisers

]]> Thu, 2 Apr 2009 03:50:58 UTC 5223012 Wesley Mendenhall [Signature #521] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5219365?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Apr 2009 02:50:43 UTC 5219365 Miss Christina Parker [Signature #520] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5219207?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Apr 2009 01:39:39 UTC 5219207 Jason Welsh [Signature #519] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5218797?utm_medium=rss We definitely need the Parkway as an anchor here. What sad, sad, unexpected news that was to hear!

]]> Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:59:26 UTC 5218797 Anonymous [Signature #518] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5218686?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:18:20 UTC 5218686 Eleanor Hanson [Signature #517] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5217677?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Apr 2009 05:37:13 UTC 5217677 Pilar Schiavo [Signature #516] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5216245?utm_medium=rss We LOVE the Parkway. Please do all you can to bring it back! 2 for 1 wednesdays - we need you in this economy!

]]> Wed, 1 Apr 2009 01:27:27 UTC 5216245 Dr. Karma Sawyer [Signature #515] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5215773?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:21:17 UTC 5215773 kathleen eiswald [Signature #514] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5213913?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Apr 2009 03:07:37 UTC 5213913 Miss Cassandra Wages [Signature #513] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5213654?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:48:47 UTC 5213654 Michael Behen [Signature #512] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5212705?utm_medium=rss Save independent theatres!

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:50:15 UTC 5212705 Anonymous [Signature #511] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5212468?utm_medium=rss Please don't let the Parkway disappear.
El Cerrito is NOT Oakland, so that is in no way any kind of compensation.
The community desperately needs more affordable night time entertainment venues that do not involve overconsumption of alcohol.

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:35:28 UTC 5212468 Juliet Bonczkowski [Signature #510] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5212292?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:53:21 UTC 5212292 Ms Anonymous [Signature #509] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5212217?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:34:21 UTC 5212217 Mr. Clyde Ariail [Signature #508] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5212213?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:33:26 UTC 5212213 Mr Mackenzie Lino [Signature #507] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5211799?utm_medium=rss Save the Parkway!

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:05:12 UTC 5211799 Mark McMillan [Signature #506] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5211569?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:24:12 UTC 5211569 Hilary Hanselman [Signature #505] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5211202?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:08:13 UTC 5211202 Ms. Elizabeth John [Signature #504] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5210961?utm_medium=rss I live near the Parkway, finally, after years of living in other parts of the city - it was a big draw for me when deciding to move to Oakland! It's an institution and a really valuable addition to our neighbourhood. We don't need abandoned buildings - we need nightlife here in Oakland! Please do whatever you can to help bring back the Parkway.

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:16:48 UTC 5210961 Michael Metz [Signature #503] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5210761?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:38:42 UTC 5210761 Ms Lillian Sahagun [Signature #502] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5208261?utm_medium=rss Bring this theater back!

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:16:48 UTC 5208261 Dr. Katherine Valois [Signature #501] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5208034?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:33:46 UTC 5208034 Lisa McNally [Signature #500] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5207881?utm_medium=rss Please reopen the Parkway!!

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:41:39 UTC 5207881 Annie Holt [Signature #499] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5207302?utm_medium=rss I love the Parkway Speakeasy theater!!! bring it back!!!!!

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:14:30 UTC 5207302 Sara Shopkow [Signature #498] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5206668?utm_medium=rss The Parkway brings customers to the surrounding businesses and has been key in the start of revitalization in nearby blocks. We need neighborhood theaters, not just the Fox and the Paramount.

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:59:48 UTC 5206668 Mrs. Rebecca Faulkner Paunovich [Signature #497] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5206217?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:45:16 UTC 5206217 Ms. Sarah Brett [Signature #496] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5205388?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:22:53 UTC 5205388 Melanie Hagerman [Signature #495] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5203011?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:53:53 UTC 5203011 Dr. Sheila Addison [Signature #494] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5202666?utm_medium=rss The loss of the Parkway threatens the whole neighborhood with destabilization, and removes yet another option for low-cost entertainmnet in Oakland. It's a loss to people of all income levels, the GLBT community and many ethnic minority groups whose films were represented, and to families who enjoyed Baby Brigade.

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:00:58 UTC 5202666 Mr Matthew Isles [Signature #493] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5202110?utm_medium=rss SAVE THE PARKWAY!!! Lived in the vicinity for nigh on 8 years, and the Parkway has always served as a cultural hub.

]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:35:53 UTC 5202110 Mr. Jason Ziedenberg [Signature #492] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5201821?utm_medium=rss I am a former resident of Oakland, CA, and am considering moving back home. The Parkway is one of those icons that makes Oakland a great city. Save the Parkway!!!!

]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:44:10 UTC 5201821 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #491] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5201805?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:38:07 UTC 5201805 Mr Tom Morris [Signature #490] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5201278?utm_medium=rss The rewards gained from keeping The Parkway Theater at home where it belongs are far greater than the losses.
We miss you Parkway.

]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:01:05 UTC 5201278 Mr. Ron Marabuto [Signature #489] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5201117?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:19:12 UTC 5201117 Anna Blumberg [Signature #488] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5199660?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:03:01 UTC 5199660 Harold Dickson [Signature #487] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5199494?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:22:35 UTC 5199494 Mrs Heidi Aubry [Signature #486] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5199411?utm_medium=rss I love the Parkway! It is one of the many attractions in Oakland that have drawn my husband and I to buy a home there. We are still looking but the news that the Parkway is closing is a definite negative. Bring it back!

]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:01:53 UTC 5199411 Ms. Brandi Campbell [Signature #485] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5199399?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:58:27 UTC 5199399 Ms. Christine Martin [Signature #484] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5198379?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:42:55 UTC 5198379 Ms Elizabeth Rocchi [Signature #483] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5197747?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:38:05 UTC 5197747 Anonymous [Signature #482] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5197744?utm_medium=rss The Parkway Speakeasy is a not just a business; it's an architectural landmark and cultural anchor of the Oakland community. The diversity of programming (including political debates, inauguration, etc.) is a service to the public and it's closure will have far worse economic implications than are obvious in the short-term. It's a RARE organization that can provide so many benefits (social, political, cultural, artistic, economic) to so many different sectors of the population. This is a shame.

]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:37:06 UTC 5197744 Mr. James Dress [Signature #481] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5197362?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:19:59 UTC 5197362 John Shiurba [Signature #480] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5197356?utm_medium=rss The Parkway was one of the true prides of Oakland.Please bring back the Parkway.

]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:18:12 UTC 5197356 Mr Steven Wethy [Signature #479] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5197306?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:57:59 UTC 5197306 Ms Patricia Smith [Signature #478] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5197304?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:56:44 UTC 5197304 Stephanie Selover [Signature #477] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5197096?utm_medium=rss While I now live in Chicago, I formerly lived three blocks from the Parkway, and it was one of my favorite spots in the Bay Area.

]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:31:47 UTC 5197096 Diane Wang [Signature #476] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5196896?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:23:04 UTC 5196896 Ms. Molly Kenefick [Signature #475] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5196681?utm_medium=rss The Parkway is an Oakland gem--one of the nicest things about Oakland. Please bring back our beloved pizza-pub-picture spot!
Love,
Molly

]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:18:14 UTC 5196681 Megan Sallabedra [Signature #474] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5196464?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:10:46 UTC 5196464 Ms Christina Barretti-Sigal [Signature #473] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5195761?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:37:45 UTC 5195761 Leslie Ballan [Signature #472] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5195753?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:35:58 UTC 5195753 Sheri Wong [Signature #471] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5195646?utm_medium=rss I live near the Parkway! Let's bring it back!!

]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:10:21 UTC 5195646 Ms Cory Henrickson [Signature #470] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5195425?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:21:08 UTC 5195425 Ms Tanya Montes [Signature #469] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5195069?utm_medium=rss I used to live in the Bay...this theatre was a hangout spot for me and my co-workers. I remember thinking this business idea was GENIUS!! The kind of idea that only cool Bay Area people could conjure up and make happen. BRING THIS THEATRE BACK....IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THE BAY AREA ONE OF THE COOLEST PLACES ON EARTH.

]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:51:52 UTC 5195069 Ric Pounds [Signature #468] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5193842?utm_medium=rss A unique, colorful, and long-standing institution like the Parkway shouldn't just be allowed to fade away, buried with a tombstone that says "victim of the economy." As a community, we can do better and we should. SAVE THE PARKWAY!

]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:38:44 UTC 5193842 Ms. Eva Emmert [Signature #467] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5193787?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:06:28 UTC 5193787 Miss Samantha Munoz [Signature #466] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5193695?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:25:01 UTC 5193695 Jeannie Young [Signature #465] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5193423?utm_medium=rss The Parkway has been an Oakland landmark for over a decade. It has been a place where people gather to watch both blockbuster fims as well as cult classics. To shut this business down would be tragic in that there are so few theaters that offer such a unique and unpretentious setting-from the cheap beer and nachos, to the awesome couch seats. If the Parkway isn't reopened, the loss would be devastating, not only the oakland residents, but to local business owners as well. Let's save the Parkway!

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