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John Adolph Emil Eberson c. 1912. John Adolph Emil Eberson (January 2, 1875 – March 5, 1954) [1] was an Austrian-American architect best known for the development and promotion of movie palace designs in the atmospheric theatre style. He designed over 500 theatres in his lifetime, earning the nickname "Opera House John".
Performing arts organizations located in the Cultural Center include Community Theatre of Greensboro, [13] Dance Project, [14] Greensboro Ballet, [15] and Triad Pride Performing Arts. [ 16 ] The Van Dyke Performance Space, named in honor of Jan Van Dyke , is located on the first floor of the Cultural Center. [ 17 ]
The Akron Civic Theatre was built in 1929 by Marcus Loew and designed by theater architect John Eberson. It opened as Loew's Theatre, and later Cinema Theatre and seats 3,000 people. The auditorium is designed to resemble a night in a Moorish garden. Twinkling stars and drifting clouds travel across the domed ceiling.
The United Arts Council of Greensboro raised $550,000 to purchase the building from Jefferson Pilot at a bargain price. The United Arts Council refurbished the Theatre before reopening it as a community arts performing arts center in 1978. [4] In 1981, a mentally disturbed woman started a fire at the theatre and necessitated a second refurbishment.
The Greensboro Complex, formerly known as the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, is an entertainment and sports complex located in Greensboro, North Carolina.Opened in 1959, the complex holds eight venues that includes an amphitheater, arena, aquatic center, banquet hall, convention center, museum, theatre, and an indoor pavilion.
The Woolworth's store is notable as the site of the Greensboro sit-ins of 1960. [2] [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, with a reevaluation in 2003, and boundary adjustments in 2023. [1] The most recent changes included adding city and country government buildings completed by 1975. [4]
Dec. 6—GUILFORD COUNTY — A 20-year-old filed this week to run for the state House seat in Guilford County held by retiring 84-year-old Rep. John Faircloth, R-Guilford. Jaxon Barber of ...
The theatre building was completely restored in 1975–1976 after ownership was transferred to a local nonprofit group, the Palace Cultural Arts Association, under the leadership of John Keggan and his Palace Guard. [22] John Eberson's son, Drew Eberson, [23] helped guide the restoration. At that time, the theatre seats were renovated and some ...