.” In 2015, the city authorized an agreement with Orton Development to restore and rehabilitate the property as a performing arts and commercial space.
The colossal Beaux Arts building, which overlooks the Lake Merritt skyline on 10th Street, is also a source of interest because it has a unique and storied history. Per the developer’s website and a project overview from 2014, at 215,000 square feet, the center boasts a 1,900-seat theater and 6,000-seat auditorium along with three ballrooms. It used to host the likes of Elvis Presley, James Brown and the Grateful Dead, who performed 57 shows at the venue from 1979 to 1994.
How cool is that....and near the water no less!
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