1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/ce7a5565e0ab75c69c2546abf2a8a7c4.jpg 2a407b2f2fd9ff52eb07d72272191ad2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Milane Theatre Collection Alternative Title Milane Collection Subject Sanford (Fla.) Buildings--Florida Theaters--Florida Film industry (Motion pictures) Description The Milane Theatre was built at 203 South Magnolia Avenue, the former location of the Star Theatre, an abandoned movie house. Scroggs and Ewing, architects from Georgia, prepared the plans for the Milane. The name of the new theater was derived from the combination of the Milane Amusement Company president and vice president: Frank L. Miller and Edward F. Lane, respectively. The Milane opened in July of 1923 and seated 823 patrons. In 1933, the Milane was sold to Frank and Stella Evans, investors from Lake Mary, Florida. The new owners renamed their business the Ritz Theater and held the property until the 1990s. However, the Ritz struggled financially in the 1960s and closed in 1978 due to failure to compete with the new multiplex theaters. The building remained vacant until 1984, when it reopened as the Showtime Cantina. The Showtime Cantina closed in 1988 and remained vacant and in decay. In the mid-1990s, Ritz Community Theater Projects, Inc. acquired the property and began rehabilitation in 1998. On May 6, 2000, the theater reopened as the Helen Stairs Theatre in honor of the citizen who led the restoration project, Helen Stairs. The following year, the location was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, additional renovations were completed and the theater was renamed the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in honor of the Wayne Densch Charitable Trust Fund for contributing to the renovations fund. Language eng Coverage Opera House, Downtown Sanford, Florida Star Theatre, Downtown Sanford, Florida Milane Theatre, Downtown Sanford, Florida Ritz Theatre, Downtown Sanford, Florida Showtime Cantina, Downtown Sanford, Florida Helen Stairs Theatre, Downtown Sanford, Florida Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, Downtown Sanford, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Contributor Cepero, Laura Lynn <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a> <a href="http://thehistorycenter.org/">Orange County Regional History Center</a> <a href="http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=456">Sanford Museum</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Sanford Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. External Reference "<a href="http://www.stageclick.com/venue/457.aspx" target="_blank">Helen Stairs Theatre</a>." StageClick. http://www.stageclick.com/venue/457.aspx. "<a href="http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/" target="_blank">Theater History</a>." Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center. http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/. "<a href="http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/" target="_blank">Theater History</a>." Seminole County: Florida's Natural Choice. http://www.visitseminole.com/listingdetail/53/wayne-densch-performing-arts-center.aspx. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 color digital image Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Historic Preservation Award for the Helen Stairs Theatre Alternative Title Helen Stairs Theatre Historic Preservation Award Subject Sanford (Fla.) Buildings--Florida Performing Arts--United States Theater--20th Century Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Florida Historic sites--Florida Historic preservation--Florida Description The Sanford Historic Trust's Historic Preservation Award presented to the Helen Stairs Theatre in 2000. Originally the Milane Theatre, the building was constructed at 203 South Magnolia Avenue in Sanford, the former location of the Star Theatre, an abandoned movie house. Scroggs and Ewing, architects from Georgia, prepared the plans for the Milane. The name of the new theater was derived from the combination of the presidents of the Milane Amusement Company president and vice president: Frank L. Miller and Edward F. Lane. The Milane opened in July of 1923 and seated 823 patrons. In 1933, the Milane was sold to Frank and Stella Evans, investors from Lake Mary, Florida. The new owners renamed their business the Ritz Theatre and held the property until the 1990s. However, the Ritz struggled financially in the 1960s and closed in 1978 due to failure to compete with the new multiplex theaters. The building remained vacant until 1984, when it reopened as the Showtime Cantina. The Showtime Cantina closed in 1988 and remained vacant and in decay. In the mid-1990s, Ritz Community Theater Projects, Inc. acquired the property and began rehabilitation in 1998. On May 6, 2000, the theater reopened as the Helen Stairs Theatre in honor of the citizen who led the restoration project, Helen Stairs. The following year, the location was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, additional renovations were completed at the theater was renamed the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in honor of the Wayne Densch Charitable Trust Fund for contributing to the renovations fund. Creator Cepero, Laura Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2011-06-09 Format image/jpg Extent 890 KB Medium 1 color digital image Language eng Type Still Image Coverage Helen Stairs Theatre, Sanford, Florida Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, Sanford, Florida Spatial Coverage 28.810527, -81.266859 28.810527, -81.266859 Temporal Coverage 1994-01-01/2000-12-31 2008-01-01/2011-06-09 Accrual Method Item Creation Mediator History Teacher Provenance Originally created by Laura Cepero and owned by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES of Central Florida</a>. Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.stageclick.com/venue/457.aspx" target="_blank">Helen Stairs Theatre</a>." StageClick. http://www.stageclick.com/venue/457.aspx. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52633016" target="_blank">Sanford: Our First 125 Years</a>. Sanford, Florida: Seminole Herald, 2002. "<a href="http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/" target="_blank">Theater History</a>." Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center. http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/. "<a href="http://www.visitseminole.com/things-to-do/general/wayne-densch-performing-arts-center" target="_blank">Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center</a>." Seminole County: Florida's Natural Choice. http://www.visitseminole.com/things-to-do/general/wayne-densch-performing-arts-center. Transcript 203 MAGNOLIA AVE. HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD CIRCA 1923 THE RITZ RESTORATION BOARD PROUDLY DEDICATES AND GIVES TO THE PEOPLE OF SEMINOLE COUNTY AND SANFORD THE HELEN STAIRS THEATRE (FORMERLY THE RITZ) OFFICERS PRESIDENT HELEN STAIRS, CHARTER MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT DAVID SCOTT SECRETARY DR. BEVERLY BAIRD BOOTHE, CHARTER MEMBER TREASURER MARTHA M. BEERS BOARD MEMBERS KAY BARTHOLOMEW, CHARTER MEMBER BILL BARWICK DR. KAREN COPP, CHARTER MEMBER FRAN B. CUTHBERTSON MAYOR LARRY DALE CAREY FERRELL CAROL KIRCHHOFF, CHARTER MEMBER DONNA L. MUNIZ BOB PARSELL RON ROSE TOBY TROUTMAN JIM WEINBERG ADVISORY CATHERINE BOSSERT ED BOSSERT RICHARD COLEGROVE GERALD GROSS BYRON RAMBO PAT SOUTHWARD KARL STAIRS ANDREW VANGAALE MARTHA YANCEY GERALD GROSS, ARCHITECHT PEOPLE MAKE THINGS HAPPEN TROUGH A COMMON VISION, A DEFINED GOAL AND A KIND, GENEROUS AND COOPERATIVE SPIRIT. THE RESTORATION PROJECT STANDS AS A SYMBOL OF ALL THESE VIRTUES. 1994-1999 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD SANFORD HISTORIC TRUST Source Original color digital image by Laura Cepero, June 9, 2011. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/42">Milane Theatre Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Bartholomew, Kay Barwick, Bill Beers, Martha M. Boothe, Beverly Baird Bossert, Catherine Bossert, Ed Cepero, Laura Colegrove, Richard Copp, Karen Cuthbertson, Fran B. Dale, Larry Ferrell, Carey Gross, Gerald Helen Stairs Theatre Historic Preservation Award Kirchhoff, Carol Magnolia Avenue Milane Theatre Muniz, Donna L. Parsell, Bob Rambo, Byron Ritz Restoration Board Ritz Theater Rose, Ron Sanford Historic Trust Scott, David Showtime Cantina Southward, Pat Stairs, Helen L. Stairs, Karl Troutman, Toby Vangaale, Andrew Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center Weinberg, Jim Yancey, Martha