The Hippodrome Cinema Improvements

The Hippodrome Cinema Renovation and Restroom Remodel!

Improvements are underway!

The City of Gainesville’s Wild Spaces & Public Places and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs are pleased to announce that work on the Hippodrome's cinema and first and second floor restrooms has begun. Work started in early May with an anticipated completion in August.

Some of the cinema renovation project updates include:

· new theatre seats

· new light fixtures

· new carpeting

· new paint

· a new movie screen

· installation of acoustic wall panels

Some of the upgrades to the first and second floor restrooms include:

· new plumbing fixtures

· new toilet partition walls

· new mirrors

· refinishing and replacement of the existing flooring

Joyner Construction, Inc. is performing the work and the estimated project cost is $337,570.

For questions, please contact Betsy Waite, Director of Wild Spaces & Public Places, at 352-393-8187 or WildSpacesPublicPlaces@gainesvillefl.gov.

The Wild Spaces & Public Places sales tax will continue to create, improve and maintain parks and recreational facilities and acquire and improve environmentally-sensitive lands. To sign up for updates, please visit the website.

The building that houses the Hippodrome State Theatre, Inc. is owned by the City of Gainesville which qualifies the building for Wild Spaces & Public Places funding.