Warner Theatre (Erie, Pennsylvania)
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| Warner Theater | |
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| (U.S. National Register of Historic Places) | |
| Location: | Erie, PA |
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| Built/Founded: | 1930 |
| Architect: | Rapp and Rapp |
| Architectural style(s): | Art Deco |
| Added to NRHP: | April 13, 1982 |
| Reference #: | 82003787 [1] |
| Governing body: | State |
The Warner Theatre is a 2,506-seat theater located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Designed by theater architects Rapp and Rapp, it was built in 1931 as a movie palace at a cost of $1.5 million. It was used as a movie theater until 1976, when it was sold to the city of Erie. Since then the Erie Civic Center complex, including Louis J. Tullio Arena, Jerry Uht Ballpark, and Bayfront Convention Center, has grown up around the Art Deco theater.
The theater features a 65-foot-by-28-foot proscenium stage, and is complemented by crushed velour, gold and silver leaf, and gold-backed French mirrors. Today it is home to the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra and the Lake Erie Ballet, and also hosts concerts and Broadway stage shows. Its Grand Lobby can hold up to 500 for a reception. It continues to be restored and expanded. So far all seats have been replaced with new and wider seats with more legroom; more women's restrooms have been added; the theater's curtains, tapestries and carpeting has been replicated and replaced; the stage is being expanded; the sound, lighting and rigging systems are being modernized; the acoustics are undergoing improvements; and a new rehearsal hall is being built. Renovations will be completed by November 2007 at a cost of $13.4 million.
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- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
