Not landmarking the existing traditional seats at the Castro Theatre could pave the way for the management group, Another Planet Entertainment, to tear the seats out and replace them.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 6-4 to put a landmark designation on interior parts of Castro Theatre, but not the orchestra-level seats.The battle over the future look of the Castro Theatre is heating up. On Tuesday, San Francisco supervisors opted to not put a landmark status on the orchestra seats inside which is what the management group was looking for.
"I was disappointed I think there was a missed opportunity here. It's about keeping it formatted as a theatre because that's what it's functioned as," said Stephen Torres, executive co-chair of the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District.Not landmarking the existing traditional seats could pave the way for the management group, Another Planet Entertainment, to tear the seats out and replace them.
The group wants to use a tiered system that allows for removable seats. Both standing and seated events could then be held, something that management says is key going forward. San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman represents the Castro District and agrees with that. "What is clear is that it has gone for decades without important investments in the physical infrastructure of the facility, and that it needs millions of dollars of investment to restore the building, so Another Planet has a plan to do that work," said Mandelman.
But at last year's town hall meeting at the theatre, hundreds opposed tearing out the seats. Even on Tuesday, those in the neighborhood say there has to be a compromise here.
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