Phoenix Motor Company building
Phoenix Motor Company building | |
 The Van Buren located in the Phoenix Motor Company, 2018 | |
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| Location | 401 W Van Buren Street, Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Built | October 1930[1] |
| Architect | Lescher & Mahoney |
| Architectural style | Spanish Revival/Baroque Revival[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003064 |
| Added to NRHP | 2018-11-01 |
33°27′05″N 112°04′45″W / 33.4514°N 112.0792°W
Phoenix Motor Company building, also known as the Dud R. Day Motor Company building,[3] is a 1930 building created for the Phoenix Motor Company. It was designed by Lescher and Mahoney, who also designed the Orpheum Theatre.[4]
After multiple owners, the building had been boarded over and covered with stucco, sitting empty.[5] The building was purchased by nightclub owners Pat Cantelme and Jim Kuykendall for $2.2 million in 2015. The building underwent significant rehabilitation and re-opened as the Van Buren music hall in 2017.[4]
It was added to the Phoenix Historic Property Register in May 2017[6] and the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[4]
Renovation[edit]
In 2016 Live Nation and Charlie Levy,[7] founder of Stateside Presents[8] and co-founder of Western Tread Recordings, began converting the building into a concert venue. After discovering original architectural elements such as storefront, doors, windows and roof trusses were maintained, the city of Phoenix Office of Historic Preservation provided a $250,000 grant for rehabilitation.[3] The venue's interior was designed by Tucson, Arizona based Patch & Clark Design.[9]
The Van Buren[edit]
The Van Buren opened on August 23, 2017 (Cold War Kids was the inaugural performance).[10] The 1,900 capacity concert hall was voted Best New Music Venue in 2017,[11] Best Large Venue in 2019,[12] and Best Medium-Sized Venue in 2020.[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Reagor, Catherine (26 December 2018). "Downtown Phoenix's Van Buren venue lands on national historic list". AZCentral. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Staff Report: Z-2-17-7 rezoning" (PDF). City of Phoenix. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b Dodds, Michelle. "Don't Remuddle, Rehabilitate!" (PDF). City of Phoenix. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Reagor, Catherine. "Downtown Phoenix's Van Buren venue lands on national historic list". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Staff Report: Z-2-17-7" (PDF). 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Phoenix Historic Property Register December 2018" (PDF). City of Phoenix. December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Kelley, Brendan Joel (2005-05-19). "Slow Biz". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ Totten, Steven. "The men behind the curtain: How downtown Phoenix (finally) became a nightlife and music mecca". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ Masley, Ed. "Crescent Ballroom owner Charlie Levy to open 1,800-capacity music club the Van Buren in mid-2017". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ Bartkowski, Becky (2017-08-24). "The Van Buren Opens with Cold War Kids in Downtown Phoenix". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Best New Music Venue: The Van Buren | Best of Phoenix® 2017: Your Key to the City". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Best Large Music Venue: The Van Buren | Best of Phoenix® 2019: Your Key to the City". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Best Medium-Sized Music Venue: The Van Buren | Best of Phoenix® 2020: Your Key to the City". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
External links[edit]
Media related to Phoenix Motor Company Building at Wikimedia Commons
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