New life — Circus Arena gets reprieve
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That isn't a skylight in the Venice Circus Arena, but a caved in portion of the roof. The city building department condemned the building on Tuesday, giving a nonprofit 60 days to rehab the building or demolish it.
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Holes in the roof of the Circus Arena allow the light to fall through. Soon, much of the roof will be removed to make the structure safe until the city decides what to do with it.
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Rotted plywood fell though this section of the Circus Arena, causing the city to reconsider its original offer to allow a Save the Circus group five years to rebuild.
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Venice Circus Arena.
Under a new deal struck this week, city leaders agreed not to demolish the dilapidated Circus Arena — for now.
Instead, the city manager unveiled a plan for a partial demolition, removing the Arena’s outer sheathing, asbestos and lead paint, a process that would bring the arena into code compliance for awhile.
