Reg Lenna Theater
Downtown Jamestown, New York·Historic theater·Renovated in stages
- Where
- Downtown Jamestown Historic District
- Building
- Historic theater and the buildings beside it
- Work
- Main theater, lobby extension, elevators and fire stair, floating hallway, facades
- Funding
- The entire block received a Main Street grant from New York State
A historic theater, renovated one stage at a time.
The Reg Lenna is a historic theater in the Downtown Jamestown Historic District, and it needed more than one renovation. The goal each time was the same: creatively reuse the existing spaces, and create new ones where the theater needed them.
The work was done in stages, beginning with the main theater. Next came an extension to the lobby, which made the box office accessible and added a new concession stand.
The alley beside the theater was filled in with elevators and a fire stair that serve the surrounding buildings. An elevator with six stops serves the three story and four story buildings next door. Further renovations included a floating hallway to connect the spaces, along with apartments, art studios, performance areas, the sidewalk and street out front, and the building facades.
The entire block received a Main Street grant from New York State. Structural engineering was by Siracuse Engineers of Buffalo.
The alley beside the theater now holds elevators and a fire stair that serve the surrounding buildings.
The theater, the lobby, and the link between buildings.
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