Sovereign Center

 

Location: 700 Penn Street

Artist: artifacts salvaged from Astor Theater

Date: 2000

Material: iron grilles, tile drinking fountains, glass chandelier

Description: The Sovereign Center was constructed on the site of the former 1929 art deco Astor Theater. Artifcafts of significant historical value were incorporated into the interior design of the facility. The Astor's main chandelier hands in the entrance lobby, iron grilles from the Theater's mezzazine are located on the concourse, and motifs of two tile drinking fountains were replicated using original materials.

 

 

 
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