http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2011/07/happier_days_ahead_for_the_der.html – The Joy is finally getting renovated. To be reopened as a multi-entertainment venue next year.
great news. article confirmed my suspicions that the building was simply abandoned. crazy that they just left projection equipment in there. they should give the equipment away – could be fixed up for an indy theater.
is the Mardi Gras arcade next door still in operation?
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2011/07/happier_days_ahead_for_the_der.html – The Joy is finally getting renovated. To be reopened as a multi-entertainment venue next year.
great news. article confirmed my suspicions that the building was simply abandoned. crazy that they just left projection equipment in there. they should give the equipment away – could be fixed up for an indy theater.
Here are some pictures I took of the theater in late March or early April of this year. http://tinyurl.com/385jbca