Just an update on the status of the Art Theater: alas, it can now be added to the list of demolished theaters, the site is now bare, flat dirt.
Our organization fought the developer, fought the City, negotiated our hearts out with both, whipsawed with deadlines from each side. In the end, we were unsuccessful in getting any part of the building saved. The developer gave us a price for purchasing the “cleaned” site, which we have declined.
However, we are still working towards bringing back an art theater, showing movies in a temporary site and getting our paperwork ducks in a row to do fundraising and make long range plans. My hope is to build from scratch, using the facade of the Art Theater as a model, but that’s me personally. Stay tuned for the next installment of this cliff-hanger!
Richard Krus isn’t screening movies in Owego, he sold the website and phone number to another theater owner in Owego, and is going to be leaving the area.
An organization has formed to try and keep independent films in Binghamton, and if possible restore the Art Theater. Mr. Krus sold the site to a developer, and the group has been negotiating with both him and the City of Binghamton to save the shell, with an eye to rebuilding. We’ll see if that can happen.
Was it originally designed for movies, or for live performances and converted to movies?
Thanks for the links. We’ve found a projector, and on the same coast! Not installed yet, but coming soon.
I’ve bookmarked your recommendations, and will be passing them on to our theater guru.
—MJ
www.southbridgeabc.three-acorns.com
Just an update on the status of the Art Theater: alas, it can now be added to the list of demolished theaters, the site is now bare, flat dirt.
Our organization fought the developer, fought the City, negotiated our hearts out with both, whipsawed with deadlines from each side. In the end, we were unsuccessful in getting any part of the building saved. The developer gave us a price for purchasing the “cleaned” site, which we have declined.
However, we are still working towards bringing back an art theater, showing movies in a temporary site and getting our paperwork ducks in a row to do fundraising and make long range plans. My hope is to build from scratch, using the facade of the Art Theater as a model, but that’s me personally. Stay tuned for the next installment of this cliff-hanger!
Richard Krus isn’t screening movies in Owego, he sold the website and phone number to another theater owner in Owego, and is going to be leaving the area.
An organization has formed to try and keep independent films in Binghamton, and if possible restore the Art Theater. Mr. Krus sold the site to a developer, and the group has been negotiating with both him and the City of Binghamton to save the shell, with an eye to rebuilding. We’ll see if that can happen.
www.southbridgeabc.three-acorns.com