The Vale’s name may be in reference to a line in Thomas Moore’s poem “Lalla Rookh”: “Who has not heard of the Vale of Cashmere! With its roses the brightest the earth ever gave.”
There is also a park in NYC called the Vale of Cashmere.
The Sanford City Council was considering a proposal to turn the Wilrik into a performing arts center in September 2004. Since the theater is currently listed on loopnet, nothing came of that idea, I would assume.
Approval of Resolution Supporting and Authorizing the Submittal of a Predevelopment Grant Application to the Rural Center of North Carolina â€" (Exhibit A)
Resolution was approved supporting and authorizing the submittal of a predevelopment grant application to the Rural Center of North Carolina and authorizes the City Manager to sign on Council’s behalf. The Building Reuse and Restoration Grants Program was designed to spur economic activity and job creation by assisting in the productive reuse of vacant buildings in a distressed area. There are two types of grants. The development grant would offer $400,000 to a developer who has clients lined up and just needs to up fit the building. The predevelopment grant is for soft costs for an owner/developer to see if their project would be potentially viable. Soft costs are feasibility assessments, marketing analysis, architectural/engineering analyses, and legal costs involved in the project. The maximum grant is $25,000 to be used for soft costs. The developer would match the $25,000 predevelopment grant with $5,000 and local government must provide at least $1,000 which would come out of the DSI’s budget.
DSI felt that a requested submitted by Bill McDonald to convert the Wilrik Theatre into a performing arts center would be a viable project.
Not really, but I am a Shakespeare fan. I was reading Julius Caesar the other day when I saw the posting for the Bardavon, so that made me wonder about the origin of the name. I would be curious to know if it is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable or the second A.
In 2003, the Bardavon newsletter stated that the aforementioned mural was commissioned in 1923 and was based on an engraving from “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”: http://tinyurl.com/5nmkeq
The name Bardavon is taken from an old mural in the building, long since painted over, entitled The Bard of Avon (a reference to William Shakespeare).
Mark Twain once performed on its stage.
Those who visited the Bardavon as guests of honor include industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (to celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge), as well as former US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (both appearing in political rallies at the Bardavon).
Bob Dylan has used the Bardavon for tour rehearsals as well as rehearsals for his 2006 album Modern Times.
I was wondering about the restaurant on the right side of the postcard of 8/16/08. Has that part of the building been converted regarding the extra screens that were added?
There’s another theater down the street, but I can’t make out the name on the marquee.
Sorry, Ed. It’s from the U of Pittsburgh digital collection. I’m not having any problem with it.
The Vale’s name may be in reference to a line in Thomas Moore’s poem “Lalla Rookh”: “Who has not heard of the Vale of Cashmere! With its roses the brightest the earth ever gave.”
There is also a park in NYC called the Vale of Cashmere.
I imagine it is a parking lot by now. Much needed, I’m sure.
It looks like there may be an art gallery in the theater space now:
http://tinyurl.com/6luv7f
http://tinyurl.com/6aekq2
http://www.theartseengallery.com/
Here is another photo of the Dorris Opera House:
http://tinyurl.com/6aw6xo
Here is a 1944 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6yvumk
Here is some information about the Capri 4:
http://tinyurl.com/6dwofk
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/54wucr
The Kendale is dissed in this blog:
http://tinyurl.com/638dmq
The Sanford City Council was considering a proposal to turn the Wilrik into a performing arts center in September 2004. Since the theater is currently listed on loopnet, nothing came of that idea, I would assume.
Approval of Resolution Supporting and Authorizing the Submittal of a Predevelopment Grant Application to the Rural Center of North Carolina â€" (Exhibit A)
Resolution was approved supporting and authorizing the submittal of a predevelopment grant application to the Rural Center of North Carolina and authorizes the City Manager to sign on Council’s behalf. The Building Reuse and Restoration Grants Program was designed to spur economic activity and job creation by assisting in the productive reuse of vacant buildings in a distressed area. There are two types of grants. The development grant would offer $400,000 to a developer who has clients lined up and just needs to up fit the building. The predevelopment grant is for soft costs for an owner/developer to see if their project would be potentially viable. Soft costs are feasibility assessments, marketing analysis, architectural/engineering analyses, and legal costs involved in the project. The maximum grant is $25,000 to be used for soft costs. The developer would match the $25,000 predevelopment grant with $5,000 and local government must provide at least $1,000 which would come out of the DSI’s budget.
DSI felt that a requested submitted by Bill McDonald to convert the Wilrik Theatre into a performing arts center would be a viable project.
Here is an interesting article that mentions the Propst as well as some other theaters in Lake City:
http://tinyurl.com/64xg5f
The Embassy can be seen on the right in this 1947 photo from the Rochester Public Library:
http://tinyurl.com/6arc3k
Here is the LA Times story in the paper today:
http://tinyurl.com/5c5txr
Good luck, Mark. I hope you do well.
The aka is duplicative of the title. Here is some additional information:
http://tinyurl.com/5lpnx4
It does. Thanks for the information.
Not really, but I am a Shakespeare fan. I was reading Julius Caesar the other day when I saw the posting for the Bardavon, so that made me wonder about the origin of the name. I would be curious to know if it is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable or the second A.
In 2003, the Bardavon newsletter stated that the aforementioned mural was commissioned in 1923 and was based on an engraving from “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”:
http://tinyurl.com/5nmkeq
Here is a 2007 interior photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5772wp
Confirmed by Wikipedia:
The Bardavon can seat up to 944.
The name Bardavon is taken from an old mural in the building, long since painted over, entitled The Bard of Avon (a reference to William Shakespeare).
Mark Twain once performed on its stage.
Those who visited the Bardavon as guests of honor include industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (to celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge), as well as former US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (both appearing in political rallies at the Bardavon).
Bob Dylan has used the Bardavon for tour rehearsals as well as rehearsals for his 2006 album Modern Times.
The Bard of Avon would be William Shakespeare. I don’t know if there’s any connection to the Bardavon, however.
It’s Niagara Falls, isn’t it?
No, there are lots of adult theaters listed.
I was wondering about the restaurant on the right side of the postcard of 8/16/08. Has that part of the building been converted regarding the extra screens that were added?