Performance at Heinz Hall

1935/1980

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Performance at Heinz Hall
  • Title
  • Performance at Heinz Hall
  • Creator
  • Guild Photographers
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B003.F15.I07
  • Description
  • Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, located at 600 Penn Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, was built in 1927 by motion picture magnate Marcus Loew and at that time was called the Loew’s Penn Theater. The Howard Heinz Endowment saved the theater from the wrecking ball after it closed in 1968. It reopened as Heinz Hall after an $11 million, 16 month long renovation. The Grand Opening Celebration of Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts was held on September 10, 1971. James Earl Jones, Charlton Heston, and Gregory Peck were among the notable guests. The 2,661 seat Heinz Hall is now home to the renowned Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. It also hosts Symphony Pops concerts and Broadway touring companies.
  • Subject
  • Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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