The Elsinore Theatre‘s switch from red to blue is rooted in history, not politics.
Next summer, the Salem venue’s secondhand red seats will be replaced with custom blue seating inspired by the century-old theater’s past.
The new seats, designed to resemble the 1926 originals, will feature deep blue cushions, dark-stained red oak backs and armrests, and powder-coated black aluminum leg frames with hand-painted gold accents on the aisle panels…