The Van Buren
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The Van Buren is 1,900 capacity concert venue located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.[1] It opened on August 23rd, 2017 (Cold War Kids was the inaugural performance).[2]
History
Originally built in 1929, The Van Buren is an adaptive reuse of the Phoenix Motor Company building,[3] also known as the Dud R. Day Motor Company building.[4] It is a Spanish Revival/Baroque Revival style building designed by Lescher and Mahoney, who also designed the Orpheum Theatre.[5]
Renovation and Present Day
After multiple owners and several years of vacancy,[6] the building was purchased nightclub owners Pat Cantelme and Jim Kuykendall in 2015. In 2016 Live Nation and Charlie Levy,[7] founder of Stateside Presents[8] and co-founder of Western Tread Recordings, began converting the building into a concert venue.[9] After discovering original architectural elements such as storefront, doors, windows and roof trusses were maintained, the city of Phoenix Office of Historic Preservation provided a $250,000 grant[5] for rehabilitation.[4] The venue's interior was designed by Tucson, Arizona based Patch & Clark Design.[10] It was added to the Phoenix Historic Property Register in May 2017[11] and the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[5]
References
- ↑ Leatherman, Benjamin (2017-08-18). "Here's a First Look Inside The Van Buren in Downtown Phoenix". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ Bartkowski, Becky (2017-08-24). "The Van Buren Opens with Cold War Kids in Downtown Phoenix". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ "» Then & Now: The Ultimate Guide to Historic Downtown Phoenix Buildings | Downtown Phoenix AZ". Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dodds, Michelle. "Don't Remuddle, Rehabilitate!" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Reagor, Catherine. "Downtown Phoenix's Van Buren venue lands on national historic list". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ "Staff Report: Z-2-17-7" (PDF). 2017-03-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kelley, Brendan Joel (2005-05-19). "Slow Biz". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ Trotten, Steven (2017-08-18). "The men behind the curtain: How downtown Phoenix (finally) became a nightlife and music mecca". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Live Nation Inks Partnership With Stateside's Charlie Levy". www.pollstar.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ Masley, Ed. "Crescent Ballroom owner Charlie Levy to open 1,800-capacity music club the Van Buren in mid-2017". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ "Phoenix Historic Property Register" (PDF). March 2019. Unknown parameter
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