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The North Park Theatre, part of the North
Park Redevelopment Project Area and downtown North Park, is now
being rehabilitated by a partnership between developer Arnold
"Bud" Fischer, Lyric
Opera San Diego & other not-for-profit arts organizations, and the City of San Diego Redevelopment
Agency. The North Park Theatre is located in the heart of
downtown North Park, on 29th Street and University Avenue.
Originally planned as a theater for vaudeville and motion pictures,
the North Park Theatre retains the glamour of the early boom of
North Park and is once again becoming an arts, culture, and
entertainment center for San Diego.
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The North Park Theatre was originally a
single screen motion picture and vaudeville theater that
accommodated approximately 1,200 seats, a fly-loft for live theater
productions, orchestra pit, projection room, and built-in pipe
organ. The North Park Theatre was once the most profitable
theater in the Fox West Coast movie theater chain. The Theatre
is designed in the Italian Renaissance Style. Its facade is a
registered state and local historic land mark.
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On May 21, 2004 the revitalization of the North Park Theatre
broke ground at a public ceremony held by the old entrance to the
theatre. Click here for the
full story on the North Park Theatre groundbreaking. This
event was hosted by Councilmember Toni Atkins and was attended by
donors, city officials, and community members.
The rehabilitation of the North Park Theatre has
been a major step in maintaining North Park as an arts, culture, and
entertainment district in the heart of San Diego. This project
is one of many in North Park that are all part of a holistic
strategy to create a lasting vitality in North Park. The North
Park Theatre reopened in October 2005; for information and show times
visit
www.lyricoperasandiego.com.
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Renderings of the North Park Theatre have been shared with us by
Bundy & Thompson, the architects redesigning the Theatre.
To view them please click on the links below. These are all
PDF files and require Adobe
Acrobat Reader. These are all large files and will take
some time to load.
Elevations
Rendering
Basement
Rendering
Mezzanine
Rendering
Floor
1 Rendering
Floor
2 Rendering
Proscenium
Rendering
Historical
Images
Exterior
Photos
Interior
Images
In addition to the retrofit of the Theatre a parking garage will
be constructed on an adjacent block. Click
here for more information about this project. |
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