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   Collapsed balcony of the Sequoia Theater.
 


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Caption:   Collapsed balcony of the Sequoia Theater (1950). The Sequoia Theater first opened in Redwood City at 2114 Broadway in 1917. A new and larger building was built at 2155 Broadway in 1929. On June 22, 1950, plaster and reinforcing fell from the ceiling of the balcony during the last show, injuring 30 people. The theater closed for several months for repairs and re-opened in September 1950 as the Fox Theater.
     
Photo Date:   1950
     
OwningLibrary:
   Redwood City Public Library
     
Subjects:  

Businesses -- Redwood City, CA

Theaters -- Redwood City, CA

Landmarks -- Redwood City, CA
 
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