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CAPITOL THEATRE Windsor, ON
FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
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As Principal Consultant, Janis Barlow managed this study under the auspices of N.L. Hushion Associates in 1992-1993 to test needs, market and viability for a multi-purpose performing arts centre in Windsor, Ontario. The multi-purpose Arts Centre was expected to serve a diverse, grass-roots and multicultural audience in an area founded as a French colony, developed as an industrial centre and home to the North American Black History Museum. Needs assessment and market analyses established the potential viability of a performing arts centre in Windsor. Janis Barlow led a strategic planning process with Steering Committee members to define project goals, objectives and conditions. Site selection criteria were developed and prospective sites included two historic theatres, a church, a town hall and a modern theatre. Janis Barlow and Mandel Sprachman Architect evaluated sites, recommended selection of the historic Capitol Theatre, specified upgrading of life safety, mechanical, electrical and roofing systems, proposed modest adjustments to the previously triplexed building, and provided cost estimates. Janis Barlow recommended a governance structure and provided a business plan designed to obviate the need for future operating subsidy. Acquisition by the City of Windsor was recommended and approved. The building was reopened in 1994.
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