Big
Find in Opera
Hall
The Goss
Opera Hall is filled with painting and
stenciling. Some of the
stenciling was
damaged due to water leakage during the many years the opera hall was
not in
use. During recent
restoration workers
were surprised to find a second pattern under the one currently visible. Workers
who were sanding a damaged area
noticed a different pattern and color appearing and carefully worked to
bring
it into focus.
It was known
that the opera hall received a makeover circa
1907 but no interior photos of the hall have been found. The green
scroll is believed
to be the original artwork from when the building was built in 1889 and
the
Pied Piper, from the update in 1907.
The
Pied Piper and Children
stencil covers top 48 inches of the
wall near the
ceiling all the way around the Opera
Hall.
The
Victorian scroll/fan
pattern found under the Pied Piper and Children stencil.
Workers
are able to easily
work on the ceiling and high walls standing on a three story
temporary scafolding that fills the opera hall.
