DuPage Theater
109 S. Main Street,
Lombard,
IL
60148
109 S. Main Street,
Lombard,
IL
60148
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Melders,
I have your facts straight on what you have said. I never questioned you on your opinion of the city not paying for it. But why do you attack me all the time? Your opinions of me are all wrong. There are thousands of people who support my same opinions and only a couple dozen who don’t.
All one has to do is scroll up and read Deb Dynako’s comments. I questioned quite a few of her comments and statements, discovered that her statements were incorrect or inaccurate, and now she soesn’t even post here anymore.
I could list all the ‘friends’ inaccuracies, but I already have. This group in charge of preservation has dropped the ball. Demolition of this building can be (and will be) squarely blamed on them. All they have done for the last 4 months is point the finger at everybody else. They know it is coming down and they want to save face.
Melders do you think a group that has NOT had a fundraiser in 11 months, and has turned to name-calling, threats, lies, and bashing our local politicians should be defended by you? Or should local citizens and taxpayers, who in their very right to do so, be able to question their tactics?
I agree Melders – you have had some reasonable points about how the village should not be in the business of running the theatre and that saving portions of the theater and marquee would be better than nothing. Unfortunately, here in Lombard, none of the “Friends” group share your views. I have stated time and time again, the Friends should support saving ANY part of the building possible for future use and they refuse. A neighbor of mine who fought against the condo plan contacted a member of the Friends and offered to go before the village board together to show support for that very thing. By joining forces, they could see there was a united front about saving a portion of the building for the new library or other development. They flatly refused. They really wanted preservation their way and were unwilling to go about it any other way. Personally, I believe it was about pride for them. That’s too bad. I am continuing to support preservation of those items and have written the board about it. Only time will tell.
I have donated nothing. I live about 6 hours away. I felt that since this website is a NATIONAL website for theater FANS, that I could make comments that I felt where positive. I only planned on making one comment, but after Fiscal Insanity decided to attack what I said, I made more. I can’t get my facts straight because no one on this site is willing to give credible facts. I might not be a “preservationist” in your terms, and you are definenly not one in my terms. I have also stated many times that I have no problem with the city not paying for the renovation. Maybe YOU should get the facts straight as to what I have said.
Melders,
You don’t know anything about me. I supported this project in the beginning, and I would support it again if somebody cut a check for about $9 million.
If you are such a “lover of old theater and also am very interested in historic preservation” please tell the rest of us how much you have donated to the DuPage. I have donated which makes me more of a “preservationist” than you are apparently.
Talk is cheap melders, and unless you are a Lombard taxpayer I suggest that you get your facts straight before you make assumptions.
You are one of these anti-preservation people Challenger. No they are not an organized group. As to them meeting, I don’t really know. I find it funny that you seem to think I know so much about the “anti-preservation” people, when you claim to know every little detail about the “Freinds”.
I have stated several times that I am not from Lombard. I am a lover of old theater and also am very interested in historic preservation. The only reason I even started posting comments was that the details of this theater’s demolition where similiar to some events that are happening around my hometown.
Melder,
who are these “anti-preservation people” you speak of? Are they an organized group? Do they meet? You seem to know so much about them.
Melders are you from Lombard? Have you followed this situation for 7 years? Did you attend their last fundraiser 11 month’s ago? How much $$ did you contribute?
“The DuPage will not be torn down anytime soon. I can guarantee it."
posted by Paul Warshauer on Aug 4, 2005 at 7:49am
How exactly do you plan on doing that Paul?
It also seems to me that the anti-preservation people are hell-bent on dividing the town. After all, it takes two sides in order to divide something!
duper supporter,
respect is a two-way street, all one has to do is check yesterday’s local newpaper. The people you say “who vigoursly kept the restoration efforts alive” keep bashing our local Trustees, and seem hell-bent on dividing the town.
They did not not keep the “restoration efforts alive” they just prolonged them.
As a supporter of the efforts to preserve the Dupage Theatre,I read the messages that have been posted on this website.There are a lot of statements about the friends lying about their finances.I will tell you that the friends and the foundation members don’t lie.
The foundation is,was and always has been under the watchfull eyes of the village board.
With the latest developments about the fate of the theatre,it is becoming apparent that the theatre restoration FOES are just GLOATING on this website.
The village board approved demolition of the structures without a plan for redevelopment.The village board approved rejecting all federal and state grants for the restoration of the theatre.There isn’t much more to be done before the bulldozers come.It is a done deal for the EXECUTION of the theatre.
So what is the POINT of the anti- theatre group posting more hate on this website.
Could it be that the anti-theatre group is looking for assurances that in the big scheme of things,bringing down the theatre was the right thing to do? Are the anti-theatre group afraid that maybe later they will be be lamenting their actions?
It serves no purpose for the anti-theatre group to post messages on this website,other than to pacify their own insecurities or to spread their vengence toward those who wanted to preserve the theatre.
IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE.
They should at least respect the last days of the theatre and respect those who vigoursly kept the restoration efforts alive.
Here you go people, DuPageDude is a rogue member with his own agenda. He could care less about the theatre, he is just out to get a Trustee, and he uses the theatre a pawn. As far as his three points above; 1. the Friends don’t update their “roster” unless they are adding people, and considering their numbers are dwindling they certainly aren’t taking him off. 2. The only press releases they have are about the theatre, not some guy they do not include anymore. 3. Any Lombard resident can be nominated for “MOTY”, all you have to do is fill out a form, winning is another thing though.
Well Melders, here’s a perfect example of the lies. If some one were kicked out of the Friends, don’t you think a few thing would have happened; 1.That person’s name would no longer appear on their roster? 2.The Friends would issue some sort of press release stating that fact, as well as why? 3.Some one from the Friends would come on here to announce that said person was asked to leave the group?
I am entitled to my OPINION of what is going to happen, some people get upset because they know deep down it will probably really happen. They have created a monster that is now out of control and going after the Village.
By the way, the person in question here was once nominated “Man of the Year” in Lombard…So much for inflammatory.
I think both sides are telling lies. Both sides are so intent on their side being the side that wins that they will say anything to get attention. Take for instance the “Friends” calling council memebers names! And the other side seems stuck on the theater raising taxes no matter who renovates. I think both sides have lost site of what is at stake. It is sad that neither side is willing to corporate and save the theater.
I heard it from the VP himself so call him a liar if you want.
Who cares about dividing their organization at this stage?
The only thing that “upsets me greatly” are not opinions but the lies you have continually posted on this well-intentioned message board. The only MISinformation on this site comes from you.
It’s inflammatory people like you who fired up a lot of anger in the neighborhood surrounding the Dupe and hurt your cause. That turned out to be one of the keys to your demise. Too bad.
A quick e-mail to the Friends of the DuPage will show that NO member has been asked to leave the organization. This is yet another attempt to divide the organization and to provide disinformation. Apparently when people give their opinions, it upsets them greatly, as show by their last post…
Beware of DuPage Dude – he is a former friend of the DuPage Theatre who was asked to leave the organization due to bad behavior that damaged their cause. His incoherent ramblings of under the table deals and conspiracy theories are as ridiculous as he is.
The library on the property will go before the voters and many of us that support it believe it will pass. Then all the readers on this site who believe the foolish delusions of such pro-theatre people can eat a big dish of crow.
Well they must not have done a good job if bricks are falling off.
They did, the building was tuckpointed a couple years back.
You sure like the falling bricks example. If the village held on to the property for 5 years, wasn’t it their responsibility to secure the building and spend the few thousand basic tuckpointing would cost?
You guys talk of conspiracy theories when the real truth is quoted above; “[The village] has spent $560,000 and five years to see if this was doable. And after that, what we have is an unsafe, crumbling demolition site.”
They forgot to mention that only a couple hundred people support this thing. Of that bricks are falling off a wall as recently as last week.
Again Melders, you are correct I fear! It’s funny how an “outsider” can look at a situation and see right away what is going on, but these theatre detractors are being used like mindless pawns! The property owned next to the theatre is a member of the “good ‘ol boys club” and with the theatre gone and the Vilage buying the property next to his, his asking price just shot up! It’s very difficult to fight greed, and that’s ovbiously what is going on here-they just want the theatre down. I wonder how they are going to split their spoils….
They have a plan, but don’t want the citizens to know. I saw this same thing where I live. The mayor wanted to tear down the old city hall, because it was dangerous. In reality he just wanted a parking lot for the business he owned next door. Fortunely the council changed their demolition order and sold the building.
Melders, you are so correct! On an anti-theatre website, they are now mentioning putting condos on the site, despite their claims that the latest plan’s condos are not needed nor will they sell. They have also pretty much given up on putting the library there, so what’s next for the property? Despite several different groups, including the ILPA as well as JAM Productions, the largest concert/entertainment group in the area, trying to convince the Village Board that they are willing to contribute large sums of money towards the project, they still voted for demolition without telling the very people who elected them what plan they have for the site. Very suspicious to me and a lot of other people.
It still seems that if someone was willing to cut a check, the anti-theater side would still question if they could pay for it all. I still firmly believe this is an anti-theater issue.
Melders, That’s the problem here, you comment “this is not really a anti-tax issue, but an anti-theater issue” is not true for most people I know.
This theatre debacle started in 1987. Then we all thought it would be saved in 1997 or 1998 with Big Ideas and everybody supported that plan, but it fell through. The rest has been like a snowball rolling downhill. First there was an ad-hoc committee and talk of $4 million, then the ‘friends’ came along and then the ‘foundation’, which one was which? Then the cost ballooned to $6 million, and then $8.5 million, which means that $10 or $12 million were not that far off.
I am not “anti-theatre”!!! All I have done was question the motives of the people in charge of fundraising. Lies, threats, name-calling, finger-pointing, just to name a few. Their last fundraiser was 11 months ago. Their other fundraisers were bringing hundreds of $$ when they needed millions of $$.
It was pure insanity, plain and simple. The Village gave then extension after extension, as one trustee put it, “this is the 11th hour, but it seems like everything about this theatre is the 11th hour.” Well times up, like it or not, and unless somebody cuts a check for $8 million in the next couple of weeks, the fat lady will be performing for the last time.