Historic Tivoli Theatre NW
5 03 2008We all know that other bit of development in Columbia Heights has been getting all the attention recently, but right across 14th street the historic Tivoli Theater is where it’s at in our opinion! Built in 1924 in the Italian Renaissance revival style the lavish theater fell into neglect in the 80s and 90s (pictured below in 1994).
Well luckily the building didn’t fall beyond repair and was beautifully repaired in 2004. The building has incredible details meticulously restored and is now home to the GALA Hispanic Theater. Talk about historic neighborhood defining architecture, this building is the reason the National Register exists![FlickrPhoto: sssdc1]
Follow the jump for how the theater looks today…
[FlickrPhoto:tiz herself]
i remember getting lost around there in ‘95.
rolled up my windows, turned down my music and headed as far away as possible.
it was pretty…. “gritty” back then
why is it called ‘tivoli’?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli%2C_Italy
I’ve never been to the Tivoli in DC, but I grew a few blocks from another Tivoli Theater built in the 1920s, a grand old movie house in the Chicago suburbs.
$1.50 for second-run showings in the 1980s.