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118 S. Palafox Street, Pensacola, FL |
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| Saenger Theatre Pensacola, Florida |
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118 S. Palafox Street, Pensacola, FL |
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Click the pictures for a closer look at some photographs from around 1974
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The auditorium still retained its original Spanish Mission decoration scheme (although a bit worn). | ||
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The auditorium shows its scars from the removal of
the opera boxes beneath the organ grilles. |
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The lounge can be seen to have had its carpet replaced & plain gold drapes hung by ABC Theatres. |
Photographs courtesy of Dr. Barry Henry
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ABC Theatres removed the theatre's
35mm projectors when the building was sold to the city in 1975.
In 1981, the Pensacola Saenger theatre underwent a massive
remodeling, & emerged very much changed:
| The opera boxes were restored, from the original blueprints | ||
| New carpet was installed, & the seats re-upholstered | ||
| The auditorium's paint scheme was simplified | ||
| The proscenium's valance was removed, & a large awning hanging over the horn for the new house PA system was installed | ||
| The 3-color house lighting system was disabled & changed to white-bulbs-only | ||
| The onstage electrical panel was removed, & new dimmers & control for stage lighting installed | ||
| Modifications to the stage's rigging encompassed removal of the oak grid above the stage & its replacement by a steel grid | ||
| The "hemp house" sandbag fly system was replaced by a track-mounted counterweight system | ||
| The facade was altered to incorporate a modern, rounded awning | ||
| The arcade & surrounding commercial spaces were reconstructed to create a more modern entryway, concession area, & offices |
Later alterations:
| The movie screen was removed | ||
| The rear wall of the orchestra pit was demolished, to extend the pit beneath the stage |
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Other information:
| Saenger
Theatre, official web site of the Pensacola Saenger
Theatre
Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society,
information about the Pensacloa Saenger Theatre's Robert Morton
theatre organ |
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