Jeff Greene Oral History Interview

Interviewee

Jeff Greene

Files

Interviewer

Andy Huse, Jill Witecki, and Joey Hager

Publication Date

Winter 3-14-2024

Date

2023-12-13

Abstract

In this oral history interview, Jeff Greene, the founder and chairman of Evergreen Architectural Arts Company, speaks with Andy Huse, Jill Witecki, and Joey Hager about the design choices at the Tampa Theatre. Jeff Greene elaborates on his work restoring historic buildings, specifically atmospheric theaters. He illustrates his knowledge of the history of design and decoration techniques used in the 1910s and 1920s, as well as details about John Eberson's family and his unique decorating style. Jeff Greene also mentions his interest in taking on Tampa Theatre restoration projects because his employee, Jed Ellis, was interested in theaters.

Keywords

Tampa Theatre, theater management, historic building, historic building conservation, interior design, tapestries, texture in interior decoration, texture painting, interior painting, atmospheric theaters, distemper painting, Architect, Architecture, Color schemes, League of Historic American Theaters, interior ornamentation, Decorative Plasterwork, Jed Ellis (1957-2023), John Eberson (1875-1954), Beatrice Lamb (1885-1954)

Extent

00:51:52; 23-page transcript

Subject: geographic

Florida; Tampa (Fla.); Wichita (Kan.); Sydney, (Aus.); Miami (Fla.); Jacksonville (Fla.)

Language

English

Media Type

Oral history

Format

Digital only

Identifier

tampa-theatre-ohp-greene-jeff

Recommended Citation

Greene, Jeff, "Jeff Greene Oral History Interview" (2024). Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampa_theatre_ohp/4