Saenger Theatre

Contractor

Sep 1

Written By Broadmoor Marketing

Artful Restoration For A New Orleans Landmark

1111 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112

Project Size

70,000 SF

Project Duration

September 2013
20 Months

Owner

Canal St. Development Coordination

Architect

Martinez & Johnson Architecture

The New Orleans Saenger Theatre has been an acclaimed movie palace, vaudeville theater, and surviving example of Atmospheric Theater Design from that era until its destruction due to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In 2010, Broadmoor was selected to complete the extensive restoration, including seating for approximately 2,800 patrons replicating a Venetian Renaissance Piazza with ornately decorated lobbies, entrance arcades, and basement support spaces. Broadmoor salvaged the original stage house and constructed an expanded concrete and steel structure consisting of a full basement, a new stage floor, and a 5-floor support tower, allowing the theater to continue entertaining the New Orleans community by 2013.