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is intricate and part of Santa Barbara’s culture. Finding a theater with a stage in downtown Santa Barbara is not that difficult, but finding one in an eight story building is not much of a challenge either. Most of the structures downtown are limited to a height of two stories and the Granada soars upwards in the skyline, making it visible from the nearby hills. Originally opening on April 9, 1924, the Granada is the tallest building in the city and Santa Barbara’s oldest movie palace. The building was designed by A.B. Rosenthal and build by C.M. Urton. The legend is that Urton had never build a high-rise before and so he ordered a set of

Granada Theatre (Santa Barbara, CA – March 2008) As part of the Granada Theatre Restoration Design and Construction Team, Steven Handelman of Steven Handelman Studios designed and manufactured all the decorative lighting for Santa Barbara’s completely restored Granada Theatre, which opened in late February 2008. Over 250 fixtures, including chandeliers, wall sconces and pendants, were handmade by skilled craftsmen in the firm’s Santa Barbara workshops to stylishly light every nook and cranny of the 50,000 square foot historic theatre. Handelman admits the task was a challenge, but relished it. “Santa Barbara is my home,” he said, “and