“Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center or The Rose, also known as the Astro Theater, originally opened as The Riviera.^[2] It is located at 2001 Farnam Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1926 in a combination of both Moorish and Classical styles, the building was rehabilitated in 1986.^[3]

History

Noted for lavish stage shows combined with movies, the Riviera was regarded as one of the most elegant entertainment facilities in the Midwest. John Eberson, a nationally notable architect, built the theater as an example of the "atmospheric" theater popular during the 1920s. In a style created by Eberson, these atmospheric theaters simulated romantic outdoor Mediterranean courtyards with a night sky above, including twinkling stars and drifting clouds.^[4]

The exterior of the building features a large copper domed tower, flanked by two smaller towers of similar detailing. The diamond-patterned brick facades contain oriel windows, elaborate cornices, glazed terra-cotta tile copings, and a series of free-standing columns which support griffins.^[5]

In 1929, experiencing financial losses, the theater's owner sold the building to Paramount Company and the theater was renamed the Paramount Theater.^[6] In 1957, Paramount vacated the lease to Creighton University.^[6] Closed for several years, it was later leased to J.S.B. Amusement, and after renovations, was operated as a bowling alley.^[6] After only a year of operation, the building once again was remodeled to return it to a theater.^[6] It reopened as the Astro theater and continued operations until June 1980.^[6]

Now closed and facing possible demolition, Creighton University sold the Astro Theater to Rose Blumkin of the Nebraska Furniture Mart on June 24, 1981.^[7] In the early 1990s it was renovated and transformed into the Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center;^[8] it became the home of the Omaha Theater Company, which began performing there in 1995.^[9]

See also

References

1. ^{{NRISref|2007a}}
2. ^¹²³{{cite web|title=Omaha Landmarks |publisher=Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission |url=http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/planning/landmarks/alphabetical-listing |accessdate=2013-03-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016142957/http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/planning/landmarks/alphabetical-listing |archivedate=October 16, 2013 }}
3. ^"Tax incentive program projects in Douglas County", Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 12/2/07.
4. ^"Nebraska National Register Sites in Douglas County", Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 12/2/07.
5. ^"Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center." Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 12/2/07.
6. ^¹²³⁴{{cite book|last=Jeffrey S. Spencer [researcher and writer]|first=Kristine Gerber [project director]|title=Building for the ages : Omaha's architectural landmarks|date=2003|publisher=Omaha Books|location=Omaha, Neb.|isbn=0-9745410-1-X|page=163|edition=1st}}
7. ^"Creighton's history brick by brick" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815215951/http://press.creighton.edu/120503/cu125.html |date=2007-08-15 }}, The Creightonian Online. Retrieved 12/2/07.
8. ^"Our Story Mrs. B." Nebraska Furniture Mart. Retrieved 12/2/07.
9. ^"The History of Our Company". {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330153448/http://www.rosetheater.org/about-us/history/ |date=March 30, 2015 }} The Rose Performing Arts. Retrieved 2015-08-05. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150330153448/http://www.rosetheater.org/about-us/history/ Archived 2015-03-30] at Wayback Machine.

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