New hope for vacant San Lorenzo Theater
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 37° 40.706 W 122° 07.552
10S E 577080 N 4170497
A vacant theater in San Lorenzo.
Waymark Code: WM10HT1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2019
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"There’s new hope for an aging building in the East Bay— currently the San Lorenzo Theater sits empty, an old vacant rundown building.
But back in its heyday, 69-years-ago it served as a gathering place for the community until in 1982 when the theater was closed.
"There's a tremendous amount of structural reinforcement that needs to occur to this theater to be even up to a minimum standard," says Jaimie Orfanos with the Alameda County Community Development.
We had to use flashlights and a generator to see inside. When we did there was a lot of damage, holes in the ceiling and water stains on the walls as a result of a leaking roof. The chairs have also been removed but there is a silver lining. Most of the black light murals have little damage. Giving volunteers hope that the theater can reopen." (
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