The Phoenix Theater

California · United States · Theatre

The building burned, was rebuilt, and burned again. Nobody established how either fire started. It is now a hall where local bands play.

The building in Petaluma, California has burned more than once. It was a cinema, it burned, it was rebuilt as an opera house, and it burned again. In neither case was the cause established.

Accounts of who was inside during the second fire vary and cannot be confirmed, so nothing is asserted here. The theatre publishes its own history and it is worth reading.

What the building is now is the point. It is a hall for young people, where local bands play and where generations of Petaluma teenagers have spent their weekends.

That is an unusual role for a building with this reputation. Most sites in this archive are locked, museum pieces or ruins. This one is full of noise several nights a week, and the people who report things in it are volunteers, staff and kids who have been coming for years.

The theatre is open and putting on shows.

FAQ

Where is The Phoenix Theater located?

The Phoenix Theater is in California, United States.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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