miramar theatre bowling alley
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BOWLING ALLEY
Revitalizing Cities
One Neighborhood At A Time.
MIRAMAR THEATRE & BOWLING ALLEY
Matthew E. Jennings, AIA
Director of Historic Preservation
Westlake Reed Leskosky
BOWLING ALLEY
Revitalizing Cities
One Neighborhood At A Time.
MIRAMAR THEATRE & BOWLING ALLEY
SO CAL
PLACE MAKING OLE HANSON
1925,
San Clemente, a
Spanish village by
the sea.
SO CAL
PLACE MAKING OLE HANSON
1925,
San Clemente, a
Spanish village by
the sea… sounds
better than
“South LA”.
SO CAL
PLACE MAKING OLE HANSON
Future
development to
be guided by a
design review
board.
Design guidelines
and restrictions
lasted until 1937.
BEACH CULTURE BIRTHPLACE
SO CAL
BEACH CULTURE BIRTHPLACE
CULTURE INDUSTRY
BEACH CULTURE BIRTHPLACE
SO CAL
BEACH CULTURE BIRTHPLACE
CULTURE INDUSTRY
SITE SITE
North Beach, a neighborhood & its neighborhood theatre.
A. Miramar Theatre B. Bowling Alley C. Ichibiri Restaurant D. Ole Hanson Beach Club E. CHI Institute – Former Casino San Clemente F. Private Residence
Site Context ADJACENT HISTORIC RESOURCES
A. Miramar Theatre B. Bowling Alley C. Ichibiri Restaurant D. Ole Hanson Beach Club E. CHI Institute – Former Casino San Clemente F. Private Residence
Site Context ADJACENT HISTORIC RESOURCES
A. Miramar Theatre B. Bowling Alley C. Ichibiri Restaurant D. Ole Hanson Beach Club E. CHI Institute – Former Casino San Clemente F. Private Residence
Site Context ADJACENT HISTORIC RESOURCES
A. Miramar Theatre B. Bowling Alley C. Ichibiri Restaurant D. Ole Hanson Beach Club E. CHI Institute – Former Casino San Clemente F. Private Residence
Site Context ADJACENT HISTORIC RESOURCES
A. Miramar Theatre B. Bowling Alley C. Ichibiri Restaurant D. Ole Hanson Beach Club E. CHI Institute – Former Casino San Clemente F. Private Residence
Site Context ADJACENT HISTORIC RESOURCES
A. Miramar Theatre B. Bowling Alley C. Ichibiri Restaurant D. Ole Hanson Beach Club E. CHI Institute – Former Casino San Clemente F. Private Residence
Site Context ADJACENT HISTORIC RESOURCES
SITE SITE RETAIL PUBLIC PARKING RAIL
1960, the Pacific Coast Highway and El Camino Real
versus The San Diego Freeway.
A. Miramar Theatre B. Bowling Alley C. Ichibiri Restaurant D. Ole Hanson Beach Club E. CHI Institute – Former Casino San Clemente F. Private Residence
Site Context ADJACENT HISTORIC RESOURCES
A Forgotten
Gateway
SITE RESOURCES
Tourist…
SITE RESOURCES
Tourist versus commuters.
SITE RESOURCES
Tourist versus commuters.
Architectural History MIRAMAR THEATRE & BOWLING ALLEY Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Period of Operation: 1925-1992 Architect Clifford Balch
The shelf life of
nostalgia.
Architectural History MIRAMAR THEATRE & BOWLING ALLEY Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Period of Operation: 1925-1992 Architect Clifford Balch
The shelf life of
nostalgia.
“At this point I would
be happy if they
knocked it down and
put in a Starbucks.”
Distance not only gives
nostalgia, but
perspective, and maybe
objectivity.
-Robert Morgan
Distance not only gives
nostalgia, but
perspective, and maybe
objectivity.
-Robert Morgan
San Clemente, where
even the parking lots
are beautiful.
Go over some positive aspects of historic theatres. Fantastic possibilities crippled by the harsh reality of needing to make money.
The albatross of
economics…
What a dollar can and
can’t buy you these days.
Go over some positive aspects of historic theatres. Fantastic possibilities crippled by the harsh reality of needing to make money.
The challenges of
historic structures on
valuable plots of land
and the difficulties of
demolition by neglect...
The roof in such bad
condition, I prefer to
think of it as “well
ventilated”.
“Old ideas can
sometimes use new
buildings. New ideas
must use old buildings.”
- Jane Jacobs
Miramar Theatre
Bowling Center
Home Furniture Store
Elks Lodge
Dana Point Sail Makers
Healthcare Facility
ESA South County
Center
Big City Scuba
Episcopal SVC Alliance
The Ahoy Fountain
Orange Julius
Gas Station
Car Repair
Grocery Store
Souvenir Shop
Miramar Theatre
Bowling Center
Home Furniture Store
Elks Lodge
Dana Point Sail Makers
Healthcare Facility
ESA South County
Center
Big City Scuba
Episcopal SVC Alliance
The Ahoy Fountain
Orange Julius
Gas Station
Car Repair
Grocery Store
Souvenir Shop
Option 1
Theatre Arrangement
in the Miramar
Conceptual
Rendering Of
New Plaza
Option 2
Plaza Unprotected
From Traffic Noise
SITE SITE RETAIL PUBLIC PARKING RAIL
Adaptive Reuse Potential CONCEPTUAL RENDERING OF BOWLING ALLEY
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