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Council hears update: old fire station eyed as Beechmont Cultural Center; Suffolk Downs venue still unclaimed
Summary
Council member Joe Hayfitz told the Revere Cultural Council that the mayor's office described plans to convert the old fire station into a Beechmont Cultural Center and that a cultural venue at the Suffolk Downs development is under discussion but no ownership has been claimed.
Council member Joe Hayfitz said he contacted the mayor’s office and received an update about local cultural-venue development during the Sept. 11 Revere Cultural Council meeting. "The fire station is going to be developed, not not the new fire station. The old fire station is going to be developed into a cultural center at some time," Hayfitz said.
Hayfitz also reported that city leaders are "looking to put some sort of cultural venue at the Suffolk Downs project," but added that "nobody has claimed ownership for that." The remarks were presented as an informational update; the council did not vote or take formal action on the locations.
Members asked whether the planned Beechmont Cultural Center could support small community theater. Member Lark Logan asked, "would that be able to accommodate a small community theater?" and was answered affirmatively: "Yes," Hayfitz said.
The comments were framed as part of a wider discussion about finding performance and exhibition space in Revere as theaters and venues have closed or changed use. Hayfitz referenced Councilor McKenna’s involvement in the Beechmont project and described ongoing local efforts to identify and develop cultural spaces to host music, theater and visual arts.
No timeline, ownership documents, or formal city approvals were presented at the meeting; Hayfitz characterized the information as status updates conveyed by the mayor’s office. The council treated the remarks as background for future outreach and grant planning rather than as a formal land-use or development decision.
