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Broadway Theater Task Force Records
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1 box
(.3 cubic feet)
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The Broadway Theatre District Taskforce was established 1989 to “create and oversee the vision” of the Broadway Theatre District Campaign. The Broadway Theatre District Campaign began in 1988 as an initiative by the Executive Council for the City of Tacoma in order to establish permanent, modern facilities within which the Tacoma Actors Guild could operate. Inspired by the Portland Performing Arts Center, the goal of the campaign was to provide physical space for Tacoma’s cultural development and to help “revitalize” the downtown area per the 1987 American Cities Plan for the Central business District of the City of Tacoma. The plans included expanding the Pantages Theatre to include the adjacent Jones Building and the renovation of the entryway of the Pantages Theatre into an art gallery. The Rialto Theatre, built in 1918, was renovated by 1991, and the campaign also worked directly with Pierce Transit to incorporate public transport into the district. The Theatre on the Square Building was newly constructed during the project for the purpose of housing the Tacoma Actor’s Guild.
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Includes newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and materials used for planning the revitalization of the Tacoma Broadway Theatre District during the early 1990s as part of a cultural development plan in the city of Tacoma. Also included are publications, annual reports, and operational documents for the Tacoma Actors Guild, who acted as a catalyst for the commencement of the Broadway Theatre District Campaign.