The Sheldon Plans $11M Renovation Program
Date Posted: February 24, 2025
Posted In: Projects,
From St. Louis Public Radio: The historic building housing much of the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries in Grand Center opened in 1912 as the home of the Ethical Society of St. Louis.
The performance space is lauded for its perfect acoustics and adorned with beautiful stained glass.
Even the adjacent building into which the Sheldon expanded in the early aughts, adding art galleries and a lounge area, dates to the 1920s, when it was a parking garage.
Yet Executive Director Peter Palermo says he frequently has to answer a question the Sheldon should have long outgrown: Where is it?
“Everybody knows where the Fox Theatre is,” Palermo said, “and the fact that we are on the same block as the Fox tells me that we are not doing a good job just in terms of lighting and outdoor signage.”
An $11 million capital campaign announced Wednesday will fund a bright, new marquee facing Washington Avenue that should help first-time visitors looking for the Fox’s smaller cousin around the corner.