| Hawaii Theatre | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Honolulu, HI |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1921 |
| Architect: | Marshall Webb, Pacific Engineering Co. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. |
| Architectural style(s): | Classical Revival, Art Deco |
| Added to NRHP: | November 14, 1978 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78001021 [1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Hawaii Theatre is a historic Vaudeville theatre and cinema in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue Downtown Honolulu is the current and historic central part of Honolulu &mdashbounded by Nuuanu Stream to the west Ward Avenue to the east Vineyard Boulevard to the north The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of
Built in 1922 by Consolidated Amusement Company and designed in the Neo-Classical style by Hawaii architects Emory and Webb, portions of the theatre were renovated in the mid-1930s with Art Deco elements, including the large neon marquee, the largest ever built in Honolulu. Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century both as a reaction against the Rococo Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial Neon (ˈniːɒn is the Chemical element that has the symbol Ne and Atomic number 10
The Hawaii presented both Vaudeville entertainment and movies through the 1920s. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Following the introduction of sound films, it operated as a deluxe movie theatre through the 1960s, gradually declining in the 1970s and falling into disrepair in the 1980s, until it finally closed in 1984. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. Concerned citizens united to save and restore it and formed the non-profit Hawaii Theatre Center, which purchased the theatre and several adjacent buildings in 1986. The Hawaii underwent a major interior renovation from 1989 until 1996, when it re-opened, and exterior renovation through 2005.
The Hawaii Theatre has once again become a popular venue for stage shows and concerts.
In 2005, the Hawaii Theatre was named the "Outstanding Historic Theatre in America" by the League of Historic America Theatres and in 2006 received the "Honor Award", the highest national preservation honor of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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