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Article: $7M overhaul planned for Carver Theater in New Orleans
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- New Orleans CityBusiness
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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Much of the talk of the New Orleans performing arts community has
been focused on the return of the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the
Performing Arts and the planned renovation of the Saenger and
Orpheum theaters.
But there is another project, less-discussed but just as
important, that is expected to reopen by Jazz Fest -- the Carver
Theater.
Located on Orleans Avenue in Treme, the 59-year old Carver
Theater once operated as a movie theater and entertainment venue for
African Americans during segregation. It has been permanently closed
since Hurricane Katrina.
Construction on the $7 million project, funded by private
investment and a combination of federal and state tax credits, is
expected to ...