OPULENCE AND GRANDEUR

 OUTSIDE OF HEINZ HALL

LOBBY

ONE OF MANY STAIRCASES

CONCERT HALL & AUDITORIUM

SEATS

THE GRAND TIER, MEZZANINE

'LOGE' SEATING.

WE USED TO SIT HERE

WITH OUR DAUGHTERS

ON SATURDAY MORNINGS

FOR THE SYMPHONY
CONCERT SERIES FOR CHILDREN

TICKETS WERE AMAZINGLY CHEAP

OVERHEAD LIGHTS

IT'S HARD TO SEE HOW ORNATE THESE ARE

DOORS

ARTWORK

WATER FOUNTAIN

MIRROR

LADIES BATHROOM

NOT FAR FROM THE STAGE DOOR OUTSIDE

IN DOWNTOWN PGH

 

"Heinz Hall was originally built in 1927 as a Movie Palace called

Loews's Penn Theatre. It featured vaulted ceilings with bronze and crystal chandeliers, marble staircases, 24kt. leafing, silk draperies and massive ornamental columns. In 1964 the theatre closed it's doors and was scheduled for demolition. Henry J Heinz II rescued and renovated it creating a new home for the Pittsburgh Symphony. It reopened in September of 1971."

 

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