Also on board came San Francisco architectural firm TEF, and Oakland-based landscape architect and artist Walter Hood. They hired renowned project manager Deborah Frieden, who previously oversaw the construction of the De Young Museum. The owner of the building, the San Francisco Arts Commission, was able to raise the additional funds to do it right.

This fact in turn provided additional historic protection, and, most importantly, made it clear to everyone that this building deserved more than a makeshift fix of some significant problems, including a structurally weakened exterior wall, a sagging balcony and the glaring lack of compliance with the requirements of the Americans with Disablilities Act. Previously covered by layers of plywood, asbestos and linoleum, the 75% intact 1888 Douglas Fir floor emerged in all its glory and led to the acceptance of the building into the the National Register of Historic Places. It all started with the restoration of the original wood floor of the auditorium in the summer 2010, with grant funding provided by the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program. Our historic home, the Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre, re-opened to the public on September 17, 2016. Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre

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