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Civic Auditorium report: visitation, lease changes and delayed floor repairs dent revenue

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission · January 28, 2026
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Summary

Civic Auditorium staff reported 535,537 visits in the 12‑month tracking window, described a delayed wood‑floor replacement that prompted some renters to relocate, and outlined lease and parking arrangement changes with Glendale Community College that affect departmental revenue.

Laura Dalian, supervisor of the Civic Auditorium, delivered the facility’s annual report for fiscal year 2024–25, highlighting building history, use, visitation and financial pressures.

Dalian said the Civic Auditorium, built in 1937 with renovations in 1964 and 1997, includes an upper (Opera) auditorium that can seat about 1,100 in theater configuration and a lower auditorium used by Glendale Community College under a lease that began in 2022. "The Civic Auditorium was built in 1937 and was the largest municipal auditorium at the on the West Coast area at that time," she said, summarizing the facility’s…

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