A look inside the newly restored Pioneer Hotel dining room in downtown Tucson
Holualoa Companies and SinfoníaRx unveiled the results of their year-long effort to restore the Pioneer Hotel Dining Room at Stone Ave. and Pennington Street in downtown Tucson on October 25, 2018.
To restore the 2,500-square-foot Dining Room to its 1930s splendor, the project team used modern plans, while referencing old materials, photos, floor plans and drawings.
The restoration included: 1) Restored ceiling: Dozens of fist-sized and larger holes in the original plaster tiles have been patched, and the entire ceiling was repainted by Tucson artist Joe Pagac. 2) Restored walls and balconies: Architectural features, such as arched insets in walls and curved concrete details along balcony edges, were restored.The walls were repainted/stenciled based on original painted walls discovered during early stages of the project. 3) Metalwork: New chandeliers and wrought-iron balcony railings were created and installed after the original features were destroyed or removed in the 1970s.
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Holualoa Companies and SinfoníaRx unveiled the results of their yearlong effort to restore the Pioneer Hotel Dining Room on October 25, 2018 in Tucson, AZ. To restore the 2,500-square-foot Dining Room to its 1930s splendor, the project team used modern plans, while referencing old materials, photos, floor plans and drawings.
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Copy of the historic photo of the former Dining Room of the historic Pioneer Hotel to lobby and conference space for SinfoníaRx on display during a press reception in Tucson, AZ. on November 2, 2017.
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The restored ceiling and chandelier at the Grand opening of the Pioneer Hotel Dining Room on October 25, 2018 in Tucson, AZ.
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Joe and Arielle Pagac repainted all the details on the ceiling of the Pioneer Hotel Dining Room which went on display on October 25, 2018 in Tucson, AZ. Dozens of fist-sized and larger holes in the original plaster tiles have been patched, and the entire ceiling was repainted. There are more than 40 squares on the ceiling, each abou t 3.5 feet wide.
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Tucson Girls Chorus perform on the balcony at the Grand opening of the Pioneer Hotel Dining Room on October 25, 2018 in Tucson, AZ. To restore the 2,500-square-foot Dining Room to its 1930s splendor, the project team used modern plans, while referencing old materials, photos, floor plans and drawings.
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The Pioneer Hotel in 1961.
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A new carpet was installed reflecting the design of the beautiful detail work on the ceiling at the Grand opening of the Pioneer Hotel Dining Room on October 25, 2018 in Tucson, AZ.
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SinfoníaRx CEO Kevin Boesen comments to artists Joe and Arielle Pagac on the beautiful detail work they did on the ceiling at the Grand opening of the Pioneer Hotel Dining Room on October 25, 2018 in Tucson, AZ.
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Holualoa Companies and SinfoníaRx unveiled the results of their yearlong effort to restore the Pioneer Hotel Dining Room on October 25, 2018 in Tucson, AZ. To restore the 2,500-square-foot Dining Room to its 1930s splendor, the project team used modern plans, while referencing old materials, photos, floor plans and drawings.
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Retaining the ceiling and architectural details are a key effort in the restoration of the former Dining Room of the historic Pioneer Hotel to lobby and conference space for SinfoníaRx in Tucson, AZ. on November 2, 2017.
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SinfoníaRx. and Holualoa Companies, owner of the Pioneer building are partnering to restore the approximately 2,000-square-foot former Dining Room of the historic Pioneer Hotel to lobby and conference space for SinfoníaRx in Tucson, AZ. on November 2, 2017.
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Aerial of Tucson, ca. early 1960s, showing the old Pima County Courthouse, bottom, plus the JC Penney, Jacome and Steinfeld buildings in the middle across the street of the Pioneer Hotel .
The Pioneer Hotel fire in downtown Tucson on Dec. 20, 1970, resulted in 29 deaths.
This will be the first of many events held over the next year, honoring the hotel's centennial.