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2107 DWIGHT WAY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION Page 2 of 2 September 6, 2012 L ANDMARK S P RESERVATIO N C OMMISSIO N M e m o r a n d u m -10000008 (Prepared by Aaron Sage, AICP, Senior Planner) Paul Smith, 10 Crow Canyon Ct., Suite 210, San Ramon, CA 94583 Vicinity Map: NORTH Fine Arts Building City Landmarks Alta Bates SITE Herrick Campus Barker Block (City Alta Bates Landmark) Parking 2120 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel: 510.981.7410 TDD: 510.981.7474 Fax: 510.981.7420 E-mail: [email protected] 2107 DWIGHT WAY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION Page 2 of 2 September 6, 2012 The proposed project includes demolition of three commercial buildings. One of these, 2481-2491 Shattuck (Building A on the attached site plan), is over 40 years old and is therefore being BMC Section 23C.08.050.C. Building A is a two-story office building with stucco siding, a tile wainscot, and aluminum windows. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) submitted by the project applicant concludes that the building was constructed in 1919. However, City records do not include a permit for a new building in 1919. A building permit was issued in 1922 for an “alteration and addition” with a cost of $25,000 (see attached). The permit lists the property owner as Mrs. John Foy and the building contractor as J.P. Brennan. Because this was a relatively large sum at the time, it appears the building may have been constructed as a substantial expansion of an earlier building on the middle of the site. In any case, the building’s current footprint was clearly established sometime between 1911 and 1929, as it appears on the 1929 Sanborn Map but not the 1911 map. Physical evidence supports the ESA conclusion that the building was remodeled c.1984. More importantly, City records show that a second story was added to the building in 1996. Permit records for the site include a 1910 permit for $900 of repair work on a retail building at 2499 Shattuck. The contractor was listed as A.H. Broad, a notable figure in Berkeley history. The owner was listed as John Troy. Based on the address, it appears this was a separate building located at the southwest corner of the site and has been demolished. As described in the attached building history, a variety of uses have occupied the building over the years, including a hardware store, a delicatessen, medical laboratories, and various offices. A theater company called The Magic Theater occupied 2485 Shattuck in 1971 or 1972 for rehearsal and performance space. City permit records indicate the theater had vacated the building by 1973. The company was founded in Berkeley in 1967 and is currently located at Fort Mason in San Francisco. According to internet sources, American playwright and actor Sam Shepard was associated with the company from 1975 to 1983. Section 23C.08.050.C Senior Project Planner: Aaron Sage, AICP; [email protected] (510) 981-7425 \\cobnas1\Planning$\LANDUSE\Projects by Address\Dwight\2107-23 see also 2481-2499 shattuck\VAR_UP 12-10000008\Document Finals\LPC 2012-09-06\2012-09-06_LPC_SR_2107 Dwight.docx LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION 2598 SHATTUCK AVENUE December 1, 2011 Page 3 of 3 Senior Preservation Planner: Sally Zarnowitz; Architect; [email protected] (510) 981-7429 \\cobnas1\Planning$\LANDUSE\Projects by Address\Dwight\2107-23 see also 2481-2499 shattuck\VAR_UP 12-10000008\Document Finals\LPC 2012-09-06\2012-09-06_LPC_SR_2107 Dwight.docx ATTACHMENT 1 LPC 09-06-12 Page 1 of 1 ATTACHMENT 2 LPC 09-06-12 Page 1 of 6 I . 5 t ! Y ! [995 !t ! . ! C L a % & t L 9 & % ! !& !9L / % a / .(% ) & & % & % & % % % & % *+ , % & % % - . !+ , .. ! a % + ! t L w ..+ , / .(% ) & & % + , .0 ! a % % + , t L w & % .01+ , / ) & ( .01+ , % % 1231. ! ( ! & % 2 5 4 + ! % % ( % + + 4 9% . % ! + ! 9% . % ! + 9 9% . % ! 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E [ ! % C 1 .2 & / .(% % % % :; + t& E 6 .2 ( + t& ! 2 .2 F. % + a , + /% %+G L % % & + 4 ( %% a ,- History The Magic Theatre originated in 1967 when John Lion, a student of Jan Kott at the University of California, directed a production of Eugène Ionesco's The Lesson at the Steppenwolf Bar in Berkeley. The theatre's name came from a crucial location in Herman Hesse's novel Steppenwolf: "Anarchist Evening at the Magic Theatre, For Madmen Only, Price of Admission Your Mind". The Magic's first real success came with plays written by renowned Beat poet Michael McClure, who sustained an eleven-year residency. The theatre reached a turning point when company members wanted to restructure it as a collective. Lion responded by moving the theatre across the bay to San Francisco, where it resided in a series of low-rent venues including another bar, the Rose and Thistle. In 1976 Lion learned of plans to convert a historic military base into an arts center with a view of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge . The idea was to change ATTACHMENT 2 LPC 09-06-12 Page 6 of 6 "swords into plowshares". The Magic became one of Fort Mason's first resident non- profit companies. Sam Shepard began his long association with the Magic as playwright in residence in 1975. The Magic produced the world premiere productions of his Inacoma (1977), Buried Child(1978), Suicide in B-flat, True West (1980) directed by Robert Woodruff, Fool for Love (1983), and The Late Henry Moss (2000). Buried Child was awarded the 1979 Pulitzer Prizefor Drama. Shepard also developed collaborative pieces with the renowned actor and director Joseph Chaikin. Other playwrights associated with the theatre include John O'Keefe, who staged many of his plays there, including Shimmer. In 1986, John Lion and the Magic received the Margo Jones Award, the highest honor given by the Dramatists Guild. The award cited the Magic's "significant contribution to the dramatic art through the production of new plays." John Lion left the Magic in the late 1980s to teach, direct and lecture. He died suddenly on August 1, 1999. Larry Eilenberg became the Artistic Director in 1992, and was followed by Mame Hunt until 1998. Eilenberg resumed the position for five more seasons, during which time he premiered Charles L. Mee's Summertime and First Love and Moira Buffini's Silence. His Festival of Irish Women Playwrights resulted in the Magic's offering the U.S. premiere ofMarie Jones' Stones in His Pockets, before its Broadway run. Recent history Under the direction of Chris Smith since 2003, the Magic celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2007. Recent events have included premieres by Anne Bogart, David Mamet, and Elaine May. Smith stepped down as artistic director at the close of the 2007–08 season. Loretta Greco became artistic director in April 2008. The Magic Theatre was experiencing a financial crisis brought on by the worsening economic conditions in America. Greco announced in December 2008 that unless the theater could raise $350,000 in two weeks, it would have to shut down. The money was raised by January 12, 2009, and the company continued on with its season. In the fall of 2010, the Magic Theatre collaborated with the Marin Theatre Company and the American Conservatory Theater to put on "The Brother/Sister Plays," a set of plays byTarell Alvin McCraney. The Magic performed "The Brothers Size," which was directed by Octavio Solis and starred Tobie Windham, Joshua Elijah Reese, and Alex Ubokudom,[4]with a set design by James Faerron. 9 w+ ATTACHMENT 3 LPC 09-06-12 Page 1 of 4 ATTACHMENT 3 LPC 09-06-12 Page 2 of 4 ATTACHMENT 3 LPC 09-06-12 Page 3 of 4 ATTACHMENT 3 LPC 09-06-12 Page 4 of 4 ATTACHMENT 4 LPC 09-06-12 Page 1 of 2 ATTACHMENT 4 LPC 09-06-12 Page 2 of 2.
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