Is Waco Hippodrome open?

*In November of 2020 The Waco Hippodrome decided to suspend operations of the movies theatres and restaurant spaces for restructuring. We continue to book live music performances in the historic orchestra theatre and are working hard to reopen our other theatres and multiple restaurant spaces as soon as possible.

Is the Waco Hippodrome closed?

The Waco Hippodrome announced it was closing both restaurants and no longer showing first-run movies at its new theaters. “Bringing the historic Hippodrome back to life was a labor of love for us, and she’s in good shape today,” Shane Turner said in a news release.

Who owns Waco Hippodrome?

Shane and Cody Turner
Local developers Shane and Cody Turner purchased the property in 2012 with a vision for adapting the structure. While retaining the building’s historic look, the brothers added a wall to the second story to allow two films to be shown at once and renovated the second floor lobby into a bar.

How old is Waco Hippodrome?

The Hippodrome was built in 1913 as a vaudeville theater by a group of Waco businessmen organized by Thomas P. Finnegan. Opening night, February 7, 1914, featured a live seal act, a five piece orchestra and a magic act.

Why is it called Hippodrome?

The hippodrome (Greek: ἱππόδρομος) was an ancient Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words hippos (ἵππος; “horse”) and dromos (δρόμος; “course”). The term is used in the modern French language and some others, with the meaning of “horse racecourse”.

What type of events were held at the Hippodrome?

hippodrome, ancient Greek stadium designed for horse racing and especially chariot racing. Its Roman counterpart was called a circus and is best represented by the Circus Maximus (q.v.).

What does a hippodrome look like?

In shape the hippodrome was oblong, with one end semicircular and the other square; it thus resembled a U with a closed top. Seats ran in tiers the length of the arena and along the curve, while at the straight end dignitaries occupied seats above the arena’s offices.

What happened to the hippodrome?

The Hippodrome has long since disappeared, its building materials cannibalised for other structures, but its outline is clearly marked out, several metres above the original level, in the form of a public park complete with what remains of the serpent column and two original obelisks in modern downtown Istanbul.

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Why was the Hippodrome destroyed?

The history of the Hippodrome of Constantinople is not very clear. The city – originally known as Byzantium – was seriously damaged when it backed the wrong side in a civil war a century earlier. The victor of the war, Septimius Severus, had its walls and public buildings destroyed and took away its status as a city.

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