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Tags: BUILDINGS -- Repair & reconstruction; ARCHITECTURE -- Conservation & restoration; THEATERS
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- Relighting the footlights. Eisenstein, Paul A. // Popular Mechanics;Feb97, Vol. 174 Issue 2, p46
Views the restoration of the Detroit's Grand Circus Theater. History of the theater; The restoration work of the ceilings, the original designs and the seating plan; How the restoration team gave emphasis to the original structure of the building; The law in relation to the remodelling; Cost of...
- Staging a comeback. Grzeskowiak, Jennifer // American City & County;Apr2005, Vol. 120 Issue 4, p64
Highlights the restoration of the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut. Reason behind the closure of the Palace in 1986; Damages sustained by the building; Challenges in the restoration of the theater.
- Screen Dreams. Weeks, Katie // Contract;Nov2003, Vol. 45 Issue 11, p60
This article focuses on restoration work on the Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Springs, Maryland. Originally built in 1938 and designed by John Eberson, the Silver Theatre spent years captivating residents of this Washington D.C. suburb. In late 1997, Montgomery County executive...
- To Rise From the Ashes. Thomas, Dana // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);01/17/2000, Vol. 135 Issue 3, p61
Reports on restoration efforts following a 1996 fire which destroyed the Fenice opera house in Venice, Italy. The restoration architect, Nicola Berlucchi; Role of mayor Massimo Cacciari; Problems beginning the restoration, including conflicts over who should get the architectural contract;...
- To Rise From the Ashes. Thomas, Dana // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);01/17/2000, Vol. 135 Issue 3, p49
Reports on restoration efforts following a 1996 fire which destroyed the Fenice opera house in Venice, Italy. The restoration architect, Nicola Berlucchi; Role of mayor Massimo Cacciari; Problems beginning the restoration, including conflicts over who should get the architectural contract;...
- The Last Picture Show. Theroux, Paul // Architectural Digest;Mar2006, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p214
The article features the restoration of he Strand movie theater which offers entertainment in Maine for years. The auditorium has been stamped with a new tin ceiling with similar design while the fluted proscenium arch has still its original boards. The green-walled lobby displays vintage Strand...
- Bratton Brilliance. Kaiser, Suzanne Billo // Stage Directions;Oct2002, Vol. 15 Issue 10, p30
Deals with the restoration of the Normal Hall, an informal theater and the oldest building at The Chautauqua Institution in New York, by Mitchell Kurtz Architect PC. Challenge for the restoration; Details on the theater redesign; Reason for the success of the fundraising campaign for capital...
- BRICKS & MORTAR. // Business North Carolina;May2005, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p64
Presents a photograph of the Wilmington opera house in North Carolina which was restored in 1990.
- Teaching the Circle. // Oklahoma Today;May/Jun2006, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p32
The article reports on how Circle Theater of Oklahoma and Noble Theater are brought back to life once again. The original 550-seat Circle Theater, which opened in mid town Tulsa in 1928, had been for sale for more than ten years before the Circle Cinema Foundation purchased it. Its owner Clark...
