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Old Town Theater likely to become retail
posted by
Michael Zoldessy
on
February 3, 2012 at 7:54 am
ALEXANDRIA, VA — After closing last month, there were whispers of the theatre being converted into retail. With few other viable options, that now seems to be the case with J Crew a possible tenant.
Read more about the theatre’s future and its struggles in Greater Washington.
(Thanks to Jack Coursey for providing the photo.)
Comments (3)
Its sad to read about a local venue closing. Unfortunately, the blog from residents in the area all seem to agree the place was poorly run. Statements about a dirty venue and bad customer service does not sound good, although it managed to survive for ten years.
well at least it wasn’t converted to a CVS.
This is a shame. When I lived in the DC area saw Nobody’s Fool with my wife who lost an earring here.
With a ton of AMC operated screens in the area, this should have been a no-brainer as an art house