I too have many fond and happy memories of the Paxton Theater. I have always been a supporter. I went to the theater as a child. I worked at the theater during high school under Mr. Majestic. Mr. Majestic always had a love and a passion for the building and the history. He did try very hard at restoration. I was very involved in the Paxton Majestic Theater group. I did close to 50 plays in the theater starting in 1988. It is unfortuate that apathy, politics, and money entered in to the disrepair of the Old Majestic. She is gone and will be missed. I personally don’t feelthat rebuilding her will happen. Look at the Green Front Tavern that was a neighbor to the Majestic. It burned around 1977 and is still a vacant lot. But I also feel that it wouldn’t be the same. Would rebuiling her would have the same feel or smell as the orginal. You don’t realise what you have until it’s gone.
I too have many fond and happy memories of the Paxton Theater. I have always been a supporter. I went to the theater as a child. I worked at the theater during high school under Mr. Majestic. Mr. Majestic always had a love and a passion for the building and the history. He did try very hard at restoration. I was very involved in the Paxton Majestic Theater group. I did close to 50 plays in the theater starting in 1988. It is unfortuate that apathy, politics, and money entered in to the disrepair of the Old Majestic. She is gone and will be missed. I personally don’t feelthat rebuilding her will happen. Look at the Green Front Tavern that was a neighbor to the Majestic. It burned around 1977 and is still a vacant lot. But I also feel that it wouldn’t be the same. Would rebuiling her would have the same feel or smell as the orginal. You don’t realise what you have until it’s gone.