▁ ▁It ▁hosted ▁Cham ina de ▁Opera ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Florence ▁Louise ▁P ett itt . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁efforts ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Str and ▁closed ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁for ▁rep airs , ▁including ▁upgrad ing ▁the ▁elect rical ▁switch ▁g ear , ▁replacing ▁ 3 0 0 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁or chestra ▁section , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁clean ing ▁and ▁repair ing ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁seats . ▁ ▁These ▁rep airs ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁a ▁$ 6 ▁million , ▁four - year ▁capital ▁invest ment ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Boston . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Str and ▁closed ▁its ▁doors ▁again ▁for ▁more ▁improvements , ▁including ▁upgrad ing ▁the ▁safety ▁and ▁fire ▁systems ▁and ▁renov ating ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁and ▁dress ing ▁rooms . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Str and ' s ▁stage ▁floor ▁and ▁or chestra ▁pit ▁were ▁replaced ▁and ▁rep airs ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁fac ade ▁and ▁marque e . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Mayor ▁Thomas ▁Men ino ▁gave ▁his ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Address ▁from ▁the ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁Str and ▁Theatre ▁to ▁help ▁bring ▁attention ▁to ▁rest oration ▁efforts ▁and ▁help ▁rev ive ▁the ▁Str and ' s ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Boston . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁news ▁report ▁indicates ▁the ▁Str and