Saturday, February 20, 2010

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Stencils are done

The lobby animal stencils are now complete! EverGreene took off for a short time and just finished a few jobs including the stencils. There are four different animals painted on the walls of the 7th Street Theatre. Here's the only information we've found regarding their background -- The Hoquiam American, July 5, 1928: Bordering the upper walls of the lobby are stenciled likeness of the fabled ornythorinkus, vamupus cat and sidehill gouger, conceived by modern man as having once populated the forests and mountains of the Olympic Peninsula.

Labels: EverGreene, lobby, restoration

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Certificate from State DAHP

Michael Houser, Architectural Historian with the State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation spoke at our reopening celebration last Saturday and presented the Theatre Association with this award. We are proud!

Labels: reopening, restoration

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Very close to done!

Left photo shows Lane up in the attic working on replacing the light bulbs in the star fixtures.

Below is cinema window, complete!

Labels: ceiling, restoration

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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Painting the window

Here is Alan from EverGreene painting the sky in the window on the left side of the auditorium.

Labels: EverGreene, restoration

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Proscenium beauty!

This is still 'in progress' but we really wanted to show how amazing this is. Every color of paint in the auditorium has been matched to the original. The 7th Street Theatre Association is extremely proud and fortunate that EverGreene Architectural Arts is doing this project.

Labels: proscenium, restoration

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Working his muscles

This is Nick from EverGreene who has been working on the ceiling for several weeks. He says he doesn't need to go to the gym.

Labels: ceiling, ceiling restoration, EverGreene, restoration

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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Proscenium restoration underway

Here is a nice shot showing the before and "in progress" views of the ornamental plaster at the top of the proscenium

Labels: restoration

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Friday, December 18, 2009

Cinema in progress

Cinema is getting closer! There are some other colors that need to be applied, but it's looking wonderful!

Labels: auditorium, restoration

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Evergreene starting on the detail work

(Top photo)
Amanda from EverGreene is working on the detail near the pipe chambers in the auditorium








(Bottom photo)
Nick is painstakingly prepping the columns near the J Street exit.

Labels: auditorium, restoration

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Ceiling damage, up close

Here are some shots of the ceiling damage. The top photo shows the ropes that used to hold the plywood. These areas are being prepped by EverGreene for repair. You can see the devices around the large hole that are used to secure the plaster.

Labels: ceiling, ceiling restoration, restoration

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Board members visit the dance floor

We've learned lots of new terms during this project. The top floor of the scaffolding is called the dance floor. A few of us visited it today. There are steps leading up there, so it's not too bad. Although it's a little scary when you hear squeaks and groans while walking on it. The floor is about 7 feet from the ceiling. In the top picture, Sandie is touching King Ray,the guy at the top of the proscenium arch above the stage. In the bottom photo, you can see the dance floor, and way in the back is the top of the projection booth.

Labels: ceiling, ceiling restoration, restoration

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Top floor scaffolding almost done!

This should be finished tomorrow.

Labels: ceiling, ceiling restoration, restoration, scaffolding

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Panoramic view of the scaffolding

Here's a view of the auditorium scaffolding taken on Sunday, November 15th. This week Berg Scaffolding is constructing the top platform, and they should be done before the end of the week. Once that is done, EverGreene will be able to start work on the ceiling!

Labels: ceiling, ceiling restoration, restoration

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Scaffolding, Day 3 and Board meets at the theatre

Board members met at the theatre tonight to see the wall paint samples and the paint on the ceiling. We approved the project budget to include restoration and painting of all ornamental plaster in the auditorium and replacing the trees and shrubbery!

Labels: auditorium, ceiling, ceiling restoration, restoration

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Scaffolding construction, day 2

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Auditorium covered in plastic

We're compiling as many shots of the auditorium before the ceiling work is done. Here are a couple taken today.

Labels: auditorium, ceiling, ceiling restoration, restoration

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Seats are wrapped

The seats, which were removed for restoration last year at this time, were wrapped today, getting ready for the scaffolding.

Labels: ceiling, ceiling restoration, restoration, seats

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009

Fun things that board members can do

Well, the plastering will start very soon, and as you can see -- we are ready! EverGreene Architectural Arts was awarded the project, and the board is extremely confident that EverGreene will do a professional and historically accurate restoration of the ceiling. Jeff Greene, of EverGreene, was hired by the theatre earlier this year to conduct an investigation of the historic finishes in the 7th Street. Because we have met Jeff, seen his presentation, and are aware of the experienced staff, we are very pleased that EverGreene will be taking care of the theatre's ceiling.

Labels: ceiling, plaster, restoration

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Ceiling update

It won't be long before restoration of the historic atmospheric ceiling will be started. We had 28 prospective contractors come to the walk-through today and bids will be opened next week. Soon after that -- the project will begin and we plan on it being completed before the end of January 2010. Stay tuned for more pictures and updates in the next few weeks.

Labels: ceiling, restoration

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Monday, May 4, 2009

Preservation training and analysis

Jeff Greene of EverGreene Architectural Arts spent the day with some of the 7th Street volunteers on Sunday. Jeff was hired by the theatre to perform a survey of the theatre's historic finishes, provide input on preservaton and restoration of the historic murals discovered in November, and answer some questions about cleaning and restoration by volunteers. It was a wonderfully informative day. Jeff discovered that the front of the marquee (see picture) was created using a technique called scraffito, which is done by layering tinted plaster, and scraping away the top layer to expose the differently colored layer beneath. He found that one of the original colors was an intense blue. Unfortunately, we could not find a ladder truck to lift him up to the front wall niches to take samples.

Labels: EverGreene, restoration, volunteers

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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Winter-Spring 2009 Newsletter

View our Winter-Spring 2009 Newsletter:
Winter-Spring2009Newsletter.pdf
Adobe Acrobat 6.7 MB

Labels: events, news, newsletter, restoration

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Stage Craft sweeps up

Friday, January 16, construction is done. Right on schedule!

Labels: restoration, rigging, stage

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Curtains, the beginning of the end

The rigging project is almost done! Just yesterday the "grand valance" and drapes were hung. This photo was taken before the drapes were installed, but I just needed to share this picture. We chose a drape design as close to the originals as possible. Having only black and white photos put a damper on the color scheme, but we are extremely pleased with the dark blue fabric. If you'd like to see what the original drapes looked like, check out the Jones Photo Historical Collection site and search for photo number 23140. Bet you can't wait to see these in real life.

Labels: curtains, restoration, rigging

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Sunday, January 11, 2009

Rigging views

Almost done! This part of the project is being done by Stagecraft Industries.

Labels: restoration, rigging

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Seat views

Labels: installation, restoration, seats

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Work, work, work ...and play

Labels: Jamie, Joe, Lane, restoration, seats

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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Very old ticket stubs found

These ticket stubs were found during seat installation. We found some during the seat removal, which makes sense, but it's a mystery how these came to be found. After the seats were removed the entire seating area was cleaned, mopped, vacuumed and scrubbed, and then these just appeared last weekend. Through a little research on the Jones Photo Collection website we found that in 1947 Adult admission was 59 cents, Loge Seating - 70, students - 40 and children - 15. These must be from sometime between the time the theatre opened (1928) and the early 30's.

Labels: restoration, seats, tickets

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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Seat installation begins

The seat installation is going amazingly well, considering there were about 450 seats delivered on Wednesday and about 40 boxes unloaded this weekend. About 10 people showed up over the weekend to help out. Work parties are scheduled at 9am from Wednesday January 7th through Sunday January 10th (or until they're done). Stop by and check out the progress, maybe help for an hour or two. There's something for everyone. Questions? Contact Lane Youmans.
A huge thank you to all who have pitched in!

Labels: Correctional Industries, installation, restoration, seats

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7th Street Theatre ghost caught on film

The theatre ghost pitched in with the seat installation today.

Labels: ghost, restoration, seats

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

The first shipment of seats has arrived!

The first shipment of seats were delivered by Washington Correctional Industries on December 31st. For those newbies -- these are the original seats, restored. I'm beyond excited to see these installed and offering patrons a comfortable place to sit. Wow. The big question is: "who is the mystery person in the yellow coat?" Interested in helping? Contact Lane Youmans -- we're starting installation the weekend of January 3rd.

Labels: Correctional Industries, restoration, seats

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The 7th Street Theatre Association
PO Box 777
Hoquiam, WA 98550

Tel: (360) 537-7400

info@7thstreettheatre.com

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