Amphitheater and Trading Post Preservation
Theater's and Arenas, the City agency with jurisdiction over the Amphitheater, is moving forward with renovation plans and has made two recent presentations to the Landmark Preservation Commission. FORR's Architectural Preservation Committee has testified at both hearings. We've established credibility with the LPC and commissioners have urged the City to consider FORR's position as they move forward. We will continue to evaluate the impact of these proposals and will seek to influence the final plans.
Parks and Recreation, the agency with jurisdiction over the Park proper, has received a State Historical Fund grant to begin exterior restoration of the Trading Post. Built before the Amphitheater, this pueblo-style building is unknown to many Park visitors and has the potential to become a fine Visitor Center, interpreting the Park's natural and architectural history as originally intended. FORR hopes to become an active partner in restoring and enhancing this wonderful structure.
