Times Union Center for the Performing Arts Water Street Downtown Jacksonville Fl

Performing arts middle in Jacksonville, Florida

Times-Union Center of the Performing Arts
Times Union Center taken from Jacksonville Landing.jpg
Address 300 Westward Water St
Jacksonville, FL 32202-4432
Location Jacksonville Riverwalk, Downtown Jacksonville
Owner City of Jacksonville
Operator ASM Global
Built The Auchter Company
Opened September 16, 1962 (1962-09-16)
Renovated 1995-97

Construction price

$34 million (1997 renovations)
($60.5 million in 2021 dollars[1])

Old names

Civic Auditorium (1962-97)
Banquet/ballroom 500 (South Marquee)
250 (Davis Gallery)
200 (Shircliff Lounge)

Theatre seating

two,979 (Moran Theater)
1,724 (Jacoby Symphony Hall)
609 (Terry Theater)
Enclosed space
 • Breakout/coming together 9,101 square feet (845.5 m2)
 • Ballroom 30,248 square feet (2,810.i m2)
Website
Venue Website

The Times-Union Centre for the Performing Arts (TUCPA) (originally the Civic Auditorium and unremarkably known as the Times Spousal relationship Middle) is a performing arts center located in Jacksonville, Florida. Situated forth the Riverbank, the venue is known as the First Declension'southward "premiere riverfront amusement facility". Originally opening in 1962, the facility was renovated beginning in 1995 until 1997; with a grand re-opening on February eight, 1997.[ii] The center consists of 3 venues: a theatre; concert hall and recital hall.[3] It is home to the Jacksonville Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the FSCJ Creative person Serial.

History [edit]

Commissioned in 1955, the City of Jacksonville approved a new borough auditorium and a municipal coliseum, to help burnish the scenery around the riverfront. In 1957, the site was purchased from the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. At the same time, Mayor W. Haydon Burns successfully lobbied the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to motion its headquarters from North Carolina to Jacksonville. Thus, structure began on the auditorium and the Atlantic Coastline Building (at present CSX Building) both began in 1957.

Borough Auditorium in 1969.

On December 7, 1957, the Seaboard Docks were demolished to make way for the forthcoming auditorium. The site was prepared via bulk heading the shoreline of the St. Johns River. This involved walling out the shoreline and calculation fill dirt. The original site of the municipal coliseum (now where the Jacksonville Landing sits) was moved further along the riverbank and opened in 1960 along with the Atlantic Coastline Edifice. The Civic Auditorium was opened on September 16, 1962, with a performance past the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. The eye served as a replacement for the aging Duval County Armory and became the preferred mid-sized concert venue alongside the Florida Theatre. The civic auditorium consisted of the main auditorium, "Exhibition Hall" and the "Little Theater".

Past the 1990s, the auditorium developed a bad reputation amongst music acts. Similar the coliseum, the venue was known for its poor acoustics.[4] This caused many concerts to be moved to Tallahassee or Gainesville. In 1993, Mayor Ed Austin proposed the River City Renaissance Plan. A portion of the $235 million bond was allocated to the renovation of the facility and the construction of a new convention center, replacing the underused Prime F. Osborn 3 Convention Center (although this did not come to fruition).[5]

Construction began in 1995. It was headed by KBJ Architects, Rothman, Rothman & Heineman, Kirkegaard Assembly and Jones & Phillips Associates, Inc. The original auditorium was gutted and divided into iii facilities. In 1994, local newspaper, The Florida Times-Matrimony, purchased naming rights for $iii million.[6] The renovated facility as well included a lounge, art gallery and lobby. The lobby areas included marble column (dating dorsum to 1913) from the Barnett National Banking concern Building and art from the Museum of Contemporary Fine art Jacksonville.

The eye reopened on Feb 8, 1997, with a performance past the FSCJ Creative person Series.[7]

Venues [edit]

Moran Theater [edit]

The Jim & Jan Moran Theater is a theatre and main functioning venue of the center. The theater was specifically designed for theatrical and musical performances. All genres from rock to gospel have performed at the theater. Since 2006, the Jim & Jan Moran Theatre has been the home of Extraganza, an annual talent showcase by the students of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.[8] The theater replaced the main auditorium and can seat nearly iii,000.

Jacoby Symphony Hall [edit]

The Robert East. Jacoby Symphony Hall (one-time known as the Robert Due east. Jacoby Theater) is a concert hall primarily used for orchestral performances. The hall is modeled after the Wiener Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. Information technology is designed in a shoebox shape, similar to many European venues. Information technology is known as a pure concert hall, providing an intimate setting with no phase defunction, orchestra pit, fly space or backstage wings. It houses the Bryan Concert organ, which is a rebuilt Casavant pipe organ. It is the home to the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra. Seating over 1,700 guests, it too used as an intimate concert venue. Information technology replaced the Exhibition Hall.

Terry Theater [edit]

The C. Herman & Mary Virginia Terry Theater is a recital hall chief used for verse readings, dance recitals and comedy shows. The venue seats over 600 guests. It replaced the Lilliputian Theater.

Meet also [edit]

  • List of concert halls

References [edit]

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Existent Money? A Historical Price Index for Utilize as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United states: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antique Club. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Existent Money? A Historical Price Index for Apply as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved April xvi, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars have had a huge bear upon". The Florida Times-Union. December 4, 2013. Retrieved Dec 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Things To Do: Times-Marriage Center for the Performing Arts". Visit Jacksonville . Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  4. ^ Patton, Charlie (March sixteen, 2000). "Musical reunion, reprise". The Florida Times-Matrimony. [ dead link ]
  5. ^ "Convention hotel debate back again". The Florida Times-Union. May three, 1997. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  6. ^ Mathis, Karen Brune (February 11, 2005). "Readers have seven more turning points". The Florida Times-Union.
  7. ^ "History". Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved Dec 25, 2013.
  8. ^ Patton, Charlie (February six, 2011). "Douglas Anderson's 'Extravaganza' provides a showcase for the stars of the future". The Florida Times-Matrimony . Retrieved December 25, 2013.

Coordinates: 30°19′30″Due north 81°39′44″W  /  30.324990°N 81.662211°W  / thirty.324990; -81.662211

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