Washinton, DC

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The Eisenhower Theater seats 1100 and was named in honor of President and Mrs. Eisenhower. President Eisenhower signed the National Cultural Center Act, which created the Center in 1958. The stage curtain is the gift of Canada and was designed by Mme. Mariette Rousseau-Vermette.

The Grand Foyer, measuring 630 feet long, one of the largest rooms in the world. Guided tours daily 10:00 am to 1:15 pm. (Postcard is probably from the 1980’s)

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