Preservationists win partial victory in battle to save Metro Theater

I am glad to hear that not only does the interior preservation plan include the 1941 Heinsbergen murals, but the Ionic columns, (organ) grilles, urns (and eagles clutching shields, I might add!) which are hidden behing the plain draped walls on either side of the stage/screen. For those who have not seen them, they are a very well preserved and dramatic remnant of the original 1924 interior, and bear considerable resemblance to the type of ornament inside the Castro, in both form and coloration.

Save a portion of the auditorium? This is like saving a portion of the Mona Lisa. San Francisco is proving once again that it places no value on the history of this once unique city. The so called preservation law is laughable. In essence it states a building’s facade may be considered historical but the interior has no value. At this rate San Francisco will look more like Los Angeles than Los Angeles before long. At the very least this is a shameful decision by a group of merchants on pissy Union Street who value nothing more than the almighty dollar. Shame on them as well as the nutless board of supervisors who let commerce slash through and destroy what few remnants of the past remain.