Just this weekend I saw a sign on the Corona Plaza marquee that a Walgreens will be coming there soon. – For months now there had been signs that the theater was under renovation and that 4 modern theaters will open – The Marquee will now have a Walgreeens Pharmacy sign – If this is true it means that the developers, community leaders and the City officials have misled the community claiming that the theater would be renovated while knowing all along that the theater was being replaced with MORE retail space. – A renovated theater that maintained some of the architecture would have been a great addition to this community and would have helped to spur more legitimate activity and more commerce for the other businesses in this plaza. If the theater is being replaced by retail space it will be a great blow to the community and to the architectural heritage of the City as a whole. – The people responsible for misleading the public should be held accountable –
A restored theater with modern amenities would have been economically viable- either for showing first run mainstream movies – or as a foreign film house showing Latin American films in addition to Chinese, South Asian and Eastern European films since this is a very diverse community and it’s easily accessible by train.
Just this weekend I saw a sign on the Corona Plaza marquee that a Walgreens will be coming there soon. – For months now there had been signs that the theater was under renovation and that 4 modern theaters will open – The Marquee will now have a Walgreeens Pharmacy sign – If this is true it means that the developers, community leaders and the City officials have misled the community claiming that the theater would be renovated while knowing all along that the theater was being replaced with MORE retail space. – A renovated theater that maintained some of the architecture would have been a great addition to this community and would have helped to spur more legitimate activity and more commerce for the other businesses in this plaza. If the theater is being replaced by retail space it will be a great blow to the community and to the architectural heritage of the City as a whole. – The people responsible for misleading the public should be held accountable –
A restored theater with modern amenities would have been economically viable- either for showing first run mainstream movies – or as a foreign film house showing Latin American films in addition to Chinese, South Asian and Eastern European films since this is a very diverse community and it’s easily accessible by train.