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Santa Fe: Lensic Theater Facade

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Here's an atypical piece of Santa Fe architecture that is much more ornate than the pueblo style. The Wikipedia article below describes this style as "pseudo-Moorish, Spanish Renaissance". Here's the whole scoop on this building: "The Lensic Theater, located at 211 West San Francisco Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is an 821 seat theater designed by Boller Brothers of Kansas City, well known movie theater and vaudeville house architects who designed almost one hundred theaters throughout the West and mid-West, including the KiMo Theater in Albuquerque. The pseudo-Moorish, Spanish Renaissance Lensic was built by Nathan Salmon and E. John Greer and opened on 24 June 1931. Its name derives from the initials of Greer's six grandchildren. The Lensic was completely restored and renovated between 1999 and 2001, and provides Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico with a modern venue for the performing arts. The Lensic was a centerpiece of Santa Fe movie and vaudeville entertainment from the 1930s through the 1960s and was graced by regular appearances by well-known stars including Rita Hayworth, Roy Rogers, Judy Garland, Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, and Yehudi Menuhin. Like many classic theaters in the US, the Lensic did not escape decline and deterioration. By end of the 1990s, the Lensic was outdated and used only sporadically. From about 1998, the non-profit Lensic Performing Arts Center began raising money to fund the needed restoration project and, in December 2000, the National Trust for Historic Preservation recognized the Lensic as an official project of Save America's Treasures.[2] In April 2001, restoration and renovation of the Lensic was completed. A primary goal of the renovation was to provide a superior performance venue for music and dramatic productions. The rear wall was removed to increase the depth of the stage house and the installation of advanced lighting and sound systems allowed the restored Lensic to meet that goal. The unique architectural and ornamental details were painstakingly restored. The total cost of the renovation was approximately $9 million. Today the Lensic is the major performance venue in Santa Fe and is used by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the Santa Fe Short Story Festival, the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and the Santa Fe Concert Association (which sponsors a variety of solo and concert events, as well as its own symphony concerts). In addition, it functions as the location for ballet and lectures, for touring companies, and is still the venue for the screening of classic films on an occasional basis."

Comments (15)


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Fidelity2

9:53AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

It is very well expressed. I thank you for it. 5+!

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DAVER2112

9:54AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Wow!! I love the little details. Great shot. :)

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GARAGELAND

10:15AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

WOW!!, I need sunglasses for this!!!!!

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jayfar

10:18AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

A wonderful facade and full of detail.

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Richardphotos

10:31AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

the style is very SW and superb HDR effect

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Jay-el-Jay

10:36AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Interesting background info and a fine shot of this ornamentation.

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Juliette.Gribnau

12:21PM | Thu, 08 November 2012

fantastic architecture and capture

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UVDan

12:51PM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Thanks for the great architectural study and the history lesson.

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Celart

1:07PM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Great capture and shot.

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JuliSonne

3:21PM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Great inlay work. Because I can look for hours and still more to discover. Super capture!!

alanwilliams

4:15PM | Thu, 08 November 2012

good heavens, that is so elaborate, and colour soaked

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auntietk

11:04PM | Thu, 08 November 2012

It's beautiful! Unexpected, but lovely to look at.

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dakotabluemoon

6:36AM | Fri, 09 November 2012

Wow this is superb and a fantastic shot of it also.

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MrsRatbag

7:54AM | Fri, 09 November 2012

How gorgeous this is! Wonderful photo and postwork!

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danapommet

9:32PM | Thu, 28 March 2013

A spectacular capture, lighting and zoom.


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