Astoria, Oregon
This 1925 Italian Renaissance theater suffered years of neglect before the community rallied to restore it to its original grandeur. Partially funded by a grant from the Save Americas Treasures Foundation, the first phase of the project focused on the restoration of significant architectural elements, including the main chandelier.
You can see more of the building at the Theatre's website: www.liberty-theater.org
The chandelier is made of cloth and parchment panels
attached to
a steel frame,
which measures approximately eleven feet in diameter.
Leaving
the frame intact, GKA Lighting, Inc. replicated the panels with in-kind
materials,
painstakingly
recreating the original hand-stenciled patterns. The only
departure
from the original design of the fixture was the use of energy
efficient,
dimmable compact fluorescent lamps inside the chandelier.
