With 70 years since its last restoration, the Diane Salon in France's Palace of Versailles is getting a makeover. The room served as an entertainment room during the reign of King Louis XIV.

The landlord cut a deal with the theater operator to oust neighboring businesses on either side of 429 Castro Street.

Despite the silence and the passage of almost 300 years, it’s easy to imagine the room as it must have been when it was built in the early 18th century. The plaster of Paris wig powder practically ...