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Restorations
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May 11, 2012
Lerner wins preservation award
ELKHART, IN — Indiana Landmarks has named the recently restored {Lerner Theatre](/theaters/2462) as its winner of the Cook Cup for Outstanding Preservation. It reopened a year ago following an $18 million restoration.
Read more in The Republic.
(Thanks to Will Dunklin for providing the photo.)
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April 13, 2012
Cook Group is funding the restoration of the Tivoli Theatre
SPENCER, IN — Owen County Preservation has been moving forward in restoring the Tivoli Theatre. There is still at least a year left in the project but they plan on replacing the roof and rewiring the electrical.
Read the full story in Indiana Public Media.
(Thanks to Norman Plant for providing the photo.)
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April 12, 2012
Remodel brings 100-year-old theater lobby back to its youth
RAPID CITY, SD — The Elks Theatre is turning 100 this summer and they’re trying to bring it back to its glory days. It’s taken years to save up the money (they are a discount house), but they plan to bring back original features in the lobby ceiling and concession area.
Read more about these changes and the events celebrating its 100th Birthday in the Rapid City Journal.
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March 26, 2012
Nonprofit calls for volunteers, ramps up efforts to restore historic Ritz Theatre
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — A recent concert signifies movement on the restoration of the long vacant Ritz Theatre. The plan is to open the theatre in five years but they’re looking for people to join committees to assist in the efforts.
Read more in the Caller.
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(Thanks to jphagan for providing the story and the photo.)
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January 27, 2012
Strand Theatre gets $150K grant
PLATTSBURGH, NY — The Charles R. Wood Foundation has awarded the Strand Theatre a $150K grant for its restoration. With these funds, they’re getting closer to reaching their goal. More and more local citizens are getting on board with the idea of this being a new anchor for downtown.
Read the full story at WPTZ
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December 14, 2011
Will Rogers Theatre to be restored
CHARLESTON, IL — The new owners of the Will Rogers Theatre don’t want to just reopen, they want to restore it to its grandeur. Vacant since 2010 when AMC left town, the plan is now to take whatever time necessary to install a new large screen after looking at the elements present and decide how to thoughtfully make it a palace again.
Read more of the exciting news in the Daily Eastern News.
(Thanks to Norman Plant for providing the photo.)
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October 24, 2011
Turn for the best in North Texas
Theaters across North Texas are opening up their doors again as the region provides many recent success stories. The Star Telegram looks at some of the highlights along with quotes from Cinema Treasures.
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September 30, 2011
Miller Theater to be restored
AUGUSTA, GA — It’s unclear at this point exactly what’s going to be done or when it will be finished, but the Miller Theater is being restored. When completed, the Symphony Orchestra Augusta will have its first permanent home.
Read the full story in the Augusta Chronicle.
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August 31, 2011
Planning on Kings has begun
BROOKLYN, NY — After being chosen to restore the Loew’s Kings last year, ACE Theatrical Group has been inside the theatre investigating how to transform it back to its grandeur. They plan to add spaces to make it more viable for live theatre and have the work done by 2014.
Read the full story in the Wall Street Journal.
(Thanks to lumierefl for providing the pic).
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June 30, 2011
National Trust for Historic Preservation Recounts Fate of Boston Theaters
BOSTON, MA — The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s blog, Preservation Nation, looks back on Boston’s efforts to preserve and rejuvenate the city’s Paramount, Modern, and the former B. F. Keith Memorial (Boston Opera House) theaters.
“Distinguished in their day,” Wendy Nicholas writes, “the three Boston theaters we designated as endangered in 1995 sat shuttered and moldering in an area of downtown then known as ‘The Combat Zone,’ the city’s adult entertainment district.” Since then, all three theaters have reopened as arts and/or entertainment venues. Emerson College now operates the Paramount, while Suffolk University uses the Modern.
(Thanks to Jack Coursey for the image.)