AP-DC—Howard Theatre
D.C. aims to restore historic theater
WASHINGTON (AP) – The District is moving forward with plans to
redevelop a historic theater in the heart of “Black Broadway.”
The 12-hundred-seat Howard Theatre on ’T' Street Northwest was
closed in the 1970s. It has been under the city’s control for 20
years, but its condition has deteriorated.
This month, however, D-C has launched a search for a real estate developer to reinvent the theater as a “mixed-use entertainment facility” complete with a restaurant, stage and museum.
The theater has a rich history. Ella Fitzgerald was discovered
there and Duke Ellington was a regular.
AP-DC—Howard Theatre
D.C. aims to restore historic theater
WASHINGTON (AP) – The District is moving forward with plans to
redevelop a historic theater in the heart of “Black Broadway.”
The 12-hundred-seat Howard Theatre on ’T' Street Northwest was
closed in the 1970s. It has been under the city’s control for 20
years, but its condition has deteriorated.
This month, however, D-C has launched a search for a real estate developer to reinvent the theater as a “mixed-use entertainment facility” complete with a restaurant, stage and museum.
The theater has a rich history. Ella Fitzgerald was discovered
there and Duke Ellington was a regular.
Information from: The Examiner, www.dcexaminer.com