Philadelphia Mayor Speaks Out In Support Of The Sameric

posted by Ross Melnick on August 14, 2002 at 2:31 pm

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia Mayor John Street, in his weekly radio address on Saturday, publicly proclaimed that his “administration is committed to exploring every possibility to preserve the Sameric Theater.”

According to the KYW radio address, which has been reprinted on www.boydtheatre.com, the mayor also stated that, “Although I respect and fully support our development community, I do hope that by working together with the current owner, the Sameric can share the same success as the old Midtown Theater. In 1997, the Midtown Theater underwent a $10 million restoration and now houses the Prince Music Theater.”

Read the full radio address

(Thanks to Howard Haas for his tireless work on behalf of the Sameric and for sending this in!)