The present-day interior maintains much of the original walls, doors and beams from its post office and courthouse era. The Hippodrome building also has one of the oldest working elevators in Florida which requires the operator to manually close the screen, the door, and then pull a crank to operate.[2]
Modern renovationsedit
In 2013, due to the imminent discontinuation of 35 mm movie film, the theater used a combination of grant funding and a Kickstarter project to help fund its transition to digital projectors, which it estimated to cost $40,000.[4]
The theater received a series of renovations in 2020, which included lobby improvements, better indoor and outdoor lighting, new speakers, and improved air conditioning. These renovations cost the theater over $324,000 and were partially funded by Wild Spaces & Public Places, a 2016 Alachua County tax initiate.[5]
Operationsedit
An image of Hippodrome State Theatre
The Hippodrome uses professional actors and has its own set designers, costume designers, sound engineers and lighting engineers for each of its main stage productions. It also provides youth theater education classes. The Hippodrome features Broadway and off Broadway productions and art house films.
The Hippodrome provides arts education for all ages, including classes & camps, in-school programs, workshops and behind-the-scenes opportunities for adults.
It is a relatively small location, with a 268-seat thrust stage main stage theater on the second floor and 80-seat cinema space on the first floor.
Referencesedit
^ abc"National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Alachua County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-03-26.
^ abcAlachua County Library District Heritage Collection - U.S. Post Office, Elevator, Drawing No. E. 373
^Francischine, Tyler (2013-11-05). "Hippodrome Theatre to celebrate ruby anniversary with community party". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
^"Two Alachua County Movie Theaters Use Kickstarter To Fund Digital Projectors".
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hippodrome, state, theatre, hippodrome, theatre, locally, known, hippodrome, hipp, regional, professional, theatre, downtown, gainesville, florida, united, states, founded, 1973, local, actors, added, national, register, historic, places, july, 1979, post, off. The Hippodrome Theatre locally known as The Hippodrome or The Hipp is a regional professional theatre in downtown Gainesville Florida United States It was founded in 1973 by local actors and was added to the U S National Register of Historic Places on July 10 1979 2 3 U S Post Office and Courthouse GainesvilleU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of FloridaShow map of the United StatesLocation25 Southeast 2nd Place Gainesville FloridaCoordinates29 38 57 N 82 19 27 W 29 64917 N 82 32417 W 29 64917 82 32417Built1911ArchitectJohn Young James Knox Taylor 1 Architectural styleBeaux Arts 1 Websitethehipp wbr orgNRHP reference No 79000659 1 Added to NRHPJuly 10 1979 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 U S Post Office and District Courthouse 1 2 Interior design 1 3 Modern renovations 2 Operations 3 References 4 External linksHistory editU S Post Office and District Courthouse edit The building itself was completed in 1911 and served as a U S Post Office on the first floor and a Courthouse of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida on the second floor Interior design edit The present day interior maintains much of the original walls doors and beams from its post office and courthouse era The Hippodrome building also has one of the oldest working elevators in Florida which requires the operator to manually close the screen the door and then pull a crank to operate 2 Modern renovations edit In 2013 due to the imminent discontinuation of 35 mm movie film the theater used a combination of grant funding and a Kickstarter project to help fund its transition to digital projectors which it estimated to cost 40 000 4 The theater received a series of renovations in 2020 which included lobby improvements better indoor and outdoor lighting new speakers and improved air conditioning These renovations cost the theater over 324 000 and were partially funded by Wild Spaces amp Public Places a 2016 Alachua County tax initiate 5 Operations edit nbsp An image of Hippodrome State TheatreThe Hippodrome uses professional actors and has its own set designers costume designers sound engineers and lighting engineers for each of its main stage productions It also provides youth theater education classes The Hippodrome features Broadway and off Broadway productions and art house films The Hippodrome provides arts education for all ages including classes amp camps in school programs workshops and behind the scenes opportunities for adults It is a relatively small location with a 268 seat thrust stage main stage theater on the second floor and 80 seat cinema space on the first floor References edit a b c National Register of Historical Places Florida FL Alachua County National Register of Historic Places National Park Service 2007 03 26 a b c Alachua County Library District Heritage Collection U S Post Office Elevator Drawing No E 373 Francischine Tyler 2013 11 05 Hippodrome Theatre to celebrate ruby anniversary with community party Gainesville Sun Retrieved 2013 05 14 Two Alachua County Movie Theaters Use Kickstarter To Fund Digital Projectors Hippodrome Theater renovations are complete External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hippodrome State Theatre Hippodrome Theatre Alachua County listings at Florida s Office of Cultural and Historical Programs Virtual tour of Downtown Gainesville and Related Structures at Alachua County s Department of Growth Management Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hippodrome State Theatre amp oldid 1131075999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
