Here, In Boston MA..we just lost the last original vaudeville theatre to the wrecking ball..The Gaiety Theater…Friends of the Gaiety had a plan to build condos over the exsisting theatre…Unfortunately, the actual owner…with the help of a corrupt mayor..breaking zoning and landmark preservation laws for the citys “theatre district”, now the theatre is a memory, the wrecking ball now is swinging…My city, Brockton, had 3 great old theatres in the downtown area….In the 60’s, a mall was built, as with a “new” cinema…6 BIG screens!!!
the old theaters got torn down, with the death of our downtown…2 out of 3 theaters were quite elaborate…And NOW, by the way,the so called “new” cinema just closed down…at one time there was 6 movie theaters…now there is none…
The DuPage theatre SHOULD be restored, it is part of the citys history…arguing where the money will come from, solves nothing…with the way the government CAN and daily misspend our tax dollars, restoration of magnificent buildings, theaters, is a blessing in the end…no one but the heartless and the greedy will be disappointed in the end
Ah, where’s Robert Redford and his plan, and money…to preserve or build theatres, when you need him…sounds like the Gaiety might have been right up his alley…
Tho I’ve never been in the Gaiety, I feel like I’ve lost an old friend…to see the wrecking ball tear down the walls is very sad.. I can’t understand how Mennino can be for the preservation of the Paramount, the Majestic, and the Opera house, and thumb his nose at all the protesting of the tearing down this great old theater..and after seeing pictures of the inside…I, like lots of other people, had hopes of trying to save the Gaiety…why couldn’t this tower/apartments be built OVER the theater?? I feel that was the perfect plan..and I must thank Ron Newman…your knowledge of Boston and it’s theaters histories are truly amazing…thanks for all your time spent, for a good cause…and ALL the people in Friends of the Gaiety…for your efforts…we DID try and do the right thing…now to get Kenningson to build a replacement theater..Lee Eiseman, thank you for all the updates sent to my email…I guess the fight isn’t truly over yet…tho this has been a sad week…
Tho I’ve never been in the Gaiety, I feel like I’ve lost an old friend…to see the wrecking ball tear down the walls is very sad.. I can’t understand how Mennino can be for the preservation of the Paramount, the Majestic, and the Opera house, and thumb his nose at all the protesting of the tearing down this great old theater..and after seeing pictures of the inside…I, like lots of other people, had hopes of trying to save the Gaiety…why couldn’t this tower/apartments be built OVER the theater?? I feel that was the perfect plan..and I must thank Ron Newman…your knowledge of Boston and it’s theaters histories are truly amazing…thanks for all your time spent, for a good cause…and ALL the people in Friends of the Gaiety…for your efforts…we DID try and do the right thing…now to get Kenningson to build a replacement theater..Lee Eiseman, thank you for all the updates sent to my email…I guess the fight isn’t truly over yet…tho this has been a sad week…
I, myself, can’t believe the saga of the Gaity has gone this far, this should be a protected theatre, a landmark…with the restorations of the Paramount, and the Opera House…I’d figure Menino would be all for restoring this magnificent theatre…with the zoning laws, how could this happen?? Payola?? I do not call this progress…at all..I’ve written letters to Mayor Meninno, and Gov. Romney, too…sure can’t hurt…at this stage…time to write more letters to the Boston newspapers…Great site…by the way..Thanks..Mike Brown
Here, In Boston MA..we just lost the last original vaudeville theatre to the wrecking ball..The Gaiety Theater…Friends of the Gaiety had a plan to build condos over the exsisting theatre…Unfortunately, the actual owner…with the help of a corrupt mayor..breaking zoning and landmark preservation laws for the citys “theatre district”, now the theatre is a memory, the wrecking ball now is swinging…My city, Brockton, had 3 great old theatres in the downtown area….In the 60’s, a mall was built, as with a “new” cinema…6 BIG screens!!!
the old theaters got torn down, with the death of our downtown…2 out of 3 theaters were quite elaborate…And NOW, by the way,the so called “new” cinema just closed down…at one time there was 6 movie theaters…now there is none…
The DuPage theatre SHOULD be restored, it is part of the citys history…arguing where the money will come from, solves nothing…with the way the government CAN and daily misspend our tax dollars, restoration of magnificent buildings, theaters, is a blessing in the end…no one but the heartless and the greedy will be disappointed in the end
Ah, where’s Robert Redford and his plan, and money…to preserve or build theatres, when you need him…sounds like the Gaiety might have been right up his alley…
Tho I’ve never been in the Gaiety, I feel like I’ve lost an old friend…to see the wrecking ball tear down the walls is very sad.. I can’t understand how Mennino can be for the preservation of the Paramount, the Majestic, and the Opera house, and thumb his nose at all the protesting of the tearing down this great old theater..and after seeing pictures of the inside…I, like lots of other people, had hopes of trying to save the Gaiety…why couldn’t this tower/apartments be built OVER the theater?? I feel that was the perfect plan..and I must thank Ron Newman…your knowledge of Boston and it’s theaters histories are truly amazing…thanks for all your time spent, for a good cause…and ALL the people in Friends of the Gaiety…for your efforts…we DID try and do the right thing…now to get Kenningson to build a replacement theater..Lee Eiseman, thank you for all the updates sent to my email…I guess the fight isn’t truly over yet…tho this has been a sad week…
Tho I’ve never been in the Gaiety, I feel like I’ve lost an old friend…to see the wrecking ball tear down the walls is very sad.. I can’t understand how Mennino can be for the preservation of the Paramount, the Majestic, and the Opera house, and thumb his nose at all the protesting of the tearing down this great old theater..and after seeing pictures of the inside…I, like lots of other people, had hopes of trying to save the Gaiety…why couldn’t this tower/apartments be built OVER the theater?? I feel that was the perfect plan..and I must thank Ron Newman…your knowledge of Boston and it’s theaters histories are truly amazing…thanks for all your time spent, for a good cause…and ALL the people in Friends of the Gaiety…for your efforts…we DID try and do the right thing…now to get Kenningson to build a replacement theater..Lee Eiseman, thank you for all the updates sent to my email…I guess the fight isn’t truly over yet…tho this has been a sad week…
Gaiety Theatre website…www.gaietyboston.com
I, myself, can’t believe the saga of the Gaity has gone this far, this should be a protected theatre, a landmark…with the restorations of the Paramount, and the Opera House…I’d figure Menino would be all for restoring this magnificent theatre…with the zoning laws, how could this happen?? Payola?? I do not call this progress…at all..I’ve written letters to Mayor Meninno, and Gov. Romney, too…sure can’t hurt…at this stage…time to write more letters to the Boston newspapers…Great site…by the way..Thanks..Mike Brown