Photos: New development planned around marionette theater

The old-fashioned marionettes are stored in plastic to help preserve them in a storage room at Bob Baker’s theater.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Puppeteers Victor Munoz, left, and Suziey Block perform a puppet show at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Dressed as a marionette for Halloween, Celeste Pisani takes photos of some of the wall hangings at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater after seeing a puppet show.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Suzy Vecchio stands outside the Bob Baker Marionette Theater after seeing a puppet show. The theater’s lease on the building will end soon, and the building owner is planning to construct new apartments and retail space.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)