Photo Gallery: Renovation of the Bay Theatre in Seal Beach

Developer Paul Dunlap discusses plans to restore the original seats in Seal Beach’s Bay Theatre in Seal Beach. The city designated the classic theater a historic landmark in 2016.

A view of the projection room at the Bay Theatre in Seal Beach earlier this month. The theater still has projectors that can show film but is also going to add a more-modern digital projector.

Old silent films reels rest on a work bench inside the projection room at the Bay Theatre. Titles include “Metropolis” (1927), “College” (1927) and the Black Pirate (1926).

Old movie trailers sit on a work bench inside the projection at the Bay Theatre in Seal Beach.

Paul Dunlap, who purchased the Bay Theatre in Seal Beach, looks inside a projector earlier this month.

Developer Paul Dunlap talks about finding the original water fountain under layers of paint inside the shuttered Bay Theatre in Seal Beach.