I visited the Princess today and she's pretty much stripped down to her skeleton, or as close to it as necessary to bring her back to life. It's now time for the real restoration work to begin.
The plan is to put her back as she was in 1939, or as close to how she debuted after the second fire as possible. However, everything will be modernized and brought up to today's codes. It won't be an easy job, because all we have to go by are old handbill drawings. No actual photos exist, or at least none have been found.
The auditorium will soon be filled with scaffolding so the lighting and ceiling can be restored, as well as the walls. This will be a very exciting time, especially for me, because I can then begin the real documentation of the restoration. These photos can be used years in the future at such a time another restoration begins.
I predict that the Princess, this time around, will get even more use than before. She will be teaching our children the arts and entertaining us in more different ways than ever.
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1 comment:
Its great to see a part of history being brought back to life. I worked as a ticket ripper back in my hometown of Rochester New York at a theatre called the
"Coronet Theatre" over 30 years ago.. The last I heard was that there is a parking lot where it used to stand now.(what a shame)
Muse !!! Please give "Gene Simmons entertainment" a call and let them know whats going on .I know that he's a very generous person when it comes to children and the arts.
(Shannon Tweed makes sure of it)
God bless
Micheal Andre
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