Plaza Theatre restoration receives $750K earmark – Laredo Morning Times
Rep. Henry Cuellar announced a $750,000 federal earmark toward the renovation and restoration of the Laredo Plaza Theatre on Wednesday.
Cuellar said that the project would include accessibility improvements, roof repairs, restroom code updates, light repairs and mural restorations.
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Rep. Henry Cuellar introduced a $750,000 federal earmark in the direction of the renovation and restoration of the Laredo Plaza Theatre on Wednesday.
Cuellar said thOn the enterprise Would Embrace accessibility enhancements, roof repairs, restroom code updates, mild repairs and mural restorations.
“This enterprise, the restoration of the Plaza Theatre, has been a precedence in our group For A very Very prolonged time, and it makes me joyful To have The power to contribute to the enterprise by securing this federal earmark,” Cuellar said.
“It Is important that we protect a constructing Simply like the Plaza Theater As a Outcome of of its symbolic significance to the group. The restoration of this theater May even be An important step to spurring financial enchancment in downcity Laredo. I even Want to thank Mayor Pete Saenz and the Laredo Metropolis Council For his or her management On the entrance of this enterprise Which suggests Tons to our group.”
Earlier this yr, the Plaza Theatre celebrated its Seventy fifth anniversary. The theater is 15,253 ft with a 900-seat part and a 490-balcony seating space. It has been said to be An important addition for the downcity space and its surrounding communities as a historic monument of Laredo’s tradition.
Inbuilt 1946 and opened in 1947, it operated as a 1,586-seOn theater and owned by United Artists, based by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith in 1919.
“The city of Laredo has been working for yrs To revive this downcity gem. This funding will assist not solely with restoration However in addition with The enchancment To transform …….
