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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # 8.A. - Page 245 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# <br /> CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial <br /> Page 9 of 13 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2215 Broadway <br /> *Recorded by: Richard Brandi *Date:January 4, 2010 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update <br /> Theatre saying "...sky effects are used in place of the usual ornate ceilings and the side walls of the auditorium indicate scenes of <br /> the interiors of patios and beautifully decorated garden walls. " See Figures 10 and 11. <br /> ,I <br /> I j' • - 4 d a <br /> : • `. ii i.e . i N' ,,,, -: - ,.. 11 .,--. , ly ,,, LITIPT171 ri ---- ?.,,, <br /> R, <br /> � t r �' I l i1 . r <br /> Figure 10. Plans for the side walls of the "Theater Building" by the Reid Brothers, undated. <br /> - .3 <br /> I . <br /> i <br /> 1 \4 Wi 11 !q4 <br /> Figure 11. Remains of the original interior side walls <br /> showing walls of the Spanish village and blue sky <br /> on the walls. Photo: R. Brandi, December 2009. <br /> Remodeling by Carl G. Moeller in the "Skouras style." <br /> On June 21, 1950, a 30 by 80 foot section of the ceiling over the balcony collapsed during a performance, injuring more than two <br /> dozen patrons. The owner of the Sequoia, Fox West Coast Theaters, announced plans to reconstruct the theater including a <br /> 12 Architect an Engineer, December, 1929, page 53. <br /> 13 Twenty seven people were known to have been injured. The following day another section of ceiling about 15 by 40 feet fell. <br /> An investigation by Redwood City found the ceiling collapsed due to inadequately sized nails holding the metal lath to furring <br /> DPR 523L (1195) *Required information <br />