SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — From March 12 through Oct. 31, the Sgt. E.R. Smith Theater will be closed for renovation.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractor Anderson Burton Construction, Inc., will be working on the theater’s two catwalks and lights.
The project, which began designing in January 2017, costs approximately $1.8 million.
According to Clyde Inouye, an electrical engineer with the Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, the wooden catwalks are currently a safety hazard for DPW workers who use it to access the theater lights for replacement.
Inouye said the new catwalk will be made of steel and will reach previously inaccessible areas of the theater. He estimates that the current catwalks only reach 20 percent of the areas with lighting.
In addition, the approximately 350 incandescent and fluorescent light fixtures will be replaced by LED lamps. He said these new improvements will “increase longevity of the theater.”
The theater has been standing since 1933, according to the Tropic Lightning Museum website. In its earlier days, the theater seated 1,400 people and was designed in the Art Deco architecture style.
In 1967, the building was named after Staff Sgt. Elmelindo Smith of Honolulu, a posthumous Medal of Honor recipient.
Smith was awarded for his actions in a reconnaissance patrol with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, on Feb. 16, 1967, according to the American Forces Press Service.
Alternative Military Theaters
Other military installations have theaters available for service and family members:
Sharkey Theater
• Location is Moore Street, Bldg. 628,
Pearl Harbor.
• Showtimes are Thursday and Friday, 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday at 2:30, 4:45 and 7 p.m.
• For details, visit https://www.navymwr.org/movies/theater/d05cebb3-aa91-47fa-b64c-a6d7ea606356, or call 473-0726.
K-Bay Theater
• Location is E Street, Bldg. 219, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.
• Showtimes are Sunday at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
• For details, visit http://mccshawaii.com/theater/ or call 254-7642.
Hickam Memorial Theater
• Location is across from the Hickam Arts and Crafts Center.
• Showtimes are Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 6 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
• For details, visit https://www.aafes.com/exchange-stores/Movie-Guide/showtimes-Hickam-AFB.htm or call 448-2297.
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.23.2018 15:04 |
| Story ID: | 267025 |
| Location: | SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII, US |
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