Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Limousine at Civic Arts Plaza
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Address2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard
Thousand Oaks, California
United States
Coordinates34°10′28″N 118°50′55″W / 34.1745°N 118.8486°W / 34.1745; -118.8486
OwnerCity of Thousand Oaks
OperatorCity of Thousand Oaks
TypePerforming arts center
CapacityFred Kavli Theatre: 1800
Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre: 400[1]
Construction
Opened1994; 30 years ago (1994)
ArchitectAntoine Predock
Website
www.civicartsplaza.com

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts center and city hall for the city of Thousand Oaks, California.[2] Across Thousand Oaks Boulevard from Gardens of the World, the site is considered the downtown core of the city.[3] City hall includes Planning and Building Department, Public Works and other city departments. A park within the site is named for Richard Carpenter and his wife Mary.[4]

The immediate areas surrounding Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza was among the first populated parts of the Conejo Valley. The site, which was previously home to the Jungleland USA theme park, was home to some of the valley's first settlements in the 19th century. Prior to the settlers, the area was inhabited by the Chumash Native-Americans.[5]

  1. ^ "Civic Arts Plaza". Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Mason, Dave (May 20, 2024). "Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza gets green light for expansion". Ventura County Star. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Harris, Mike (June 21, 2018). "Planned downtown Thousand Oaks revitalization takes significant step forward". Ventura County Star. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Writer, a Times Staff (October 26, 2004). "Couple Pledge $3 Million to Civic Arts Plaza". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Megli-Thun, Dawn (May 17, 2018). "Conejo's inconspicuous creek". Thousand Oaks Acorn. Retrieved September 23, 2019.