A view of the ceiling before restoration work was completed. Courtesy of the Casino Star Theatre., April 2008
In April 2008, scaffolding came down from inside the Casino Star Theatre, revealing a beautiful smooth ceiling all the way from the back backstage wall to the lobby. Old and broken light fixtures were replaced with newly molded replicas. Courtesy of the Casino Star Theatre, April 2008
Each of the three ceiling sections has two basket lights and a center medallion. Grant Smith 19 January 2013
One of the six basket lights. Grant Smith 19 January 2013
One of four art deco lights on the side walls. Grant Smith 19 January 2013
Each of the three medallion lights is made of two separate sections. The medallion in the front of the auditorium, and half of the one in the center, are original. The others were created from a molding of an original. Grant Smith 19 January 2013
Detail view of one of the medallion lights. Grant Smith 19 January 2013
Four ceiling fans were remove from the corners of the auditorium in 2008 when the ceiling was repaired and are now stored in the room near the projection booth. Grant Smith 19 January 2013
Damaged pieces of the original medallions, now in storage in an upstairs room. Grant Smith 19 January 2013