No matter how many paint dings he patches or seats he repairs, there will always be more to do for David Boysel, curator of the Paramount Theatre.
No matter how many paint dings he patches or seats he repairs, there will always be more to do for David Boysel, the curator and restorationist of Oakland’s 91-year-old Paramount Theatre.
Restoration expert David Boysel stands inside the Paramount Theatre in Oakland on Nov. 14. Boysel's meticulous work helps renovate and upkeep the theater to be as historically accurate as possible.Boysel grew up in Ohio, where he began to assemble the wide range of skills he’d eventually need as a restorationist, including classes in woodworking and commercial art.
Paramount's theater restoration expert David Boysel shows a picture marked to make clear the original paint of a section of the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California on November 14, 2022. Boysel's meticulous work helps renovate and upkeep Oakland's Paramount Theater to be as historically accurate as possible.
His work is the key to the Paramount’s dazzling authenticity, allowing generations of theatergoers to fully embrace the sensation of being transported back in time when they step into the cavernous lobby, which glows like a Jazz Age rainforest. And yet, you’ll never see Boysel in the spotlight. After all, the goal of even his most ambitious work is to be invisible.
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