Facade of Paramount Theatre to be restored by November
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/11/07
BY NANCY SHIELDS
STAFF WRITER
ASBURY PARK Larry Potter and his Landmark Studio crew out of
Pittstown, Hunterdon County, hope to finish up the first phase of
their restoration work on the Paramount Theatre facade by early November.
Madison Marquette, the lead developer of the entertainment portion of
the city's beachfront plan, brought Potter to Asbury Park to first
work on the ornamental ceiling of the 1,500-seat theater in April.
By June, Potter started on the south side of the 1929 building's
facade where his workers are repairing and replacing stone blocks on
the corners and restoring numerous decorative copper and terra cotta
ornamentation including copper sailing ships and lanterns.
"We're trying to get this (south) elevation and arcade in good shape,"
Potter said.
The theater, part of the Convention Hall arena and arcade complex
designed by architects Warren and Wetmore, was placed on the National
Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Potter is taking apart a 12-foot sailing ship with three masts on the
south roof. Another 12-foot ship, which looks like it is slowing
sinking, awaits him on the north side, and two smaller ships are on
the theater's west side.
"The copper is in very good shape," Potter said. "The way we're
pulling it apart is very important on how it goes back together."
Madison Marquette also has begun renovations of the Casino and power
plant at the southern end of the boardwalk and is following a plan to
renovate the boardwalk pavilions.
The work at the Paramount includes reglazing the colorful terra cotta
designs of sea horses and sea monsters, and restoring three types of
lanterns sconces, barrel lamps and ship lamps.
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