would love for anyone that has color pix of the theatre BEFORE the 1980.s restoration to post them or hit me up. Also….if you worked there or have recollections of the interior, BEFORE the restoration Id love to hear about it.
Great comments all. And thanks to all who’ve taken pix inside this heap. It’s truly a shame. Those of us that live near estl can assure the rest of you that this theatre will never be restored. Estl is simply incable of not only doing the project, but of supporting such a venue. You would have to raze the entire downtown area, hell, the entire city, in order for a “theatre-going clientele” to feel safe enough to patronize it. I worked got a NY based company that restores historic theaters, state capitols, etc all over the country (Evergreene.com is worth perusing) do j hsvd an idea of what’s involved. The New Amsterdam they restored in NY was in BAD shape, but not nearly this bad. Plaster and paint are doable. This sort of structural decay is 99% a death sentence. It’s so sad. Maybe if it could be picked up on ond piece and moved to Dubai….
would love for anyone that has color pix of the theatre BEFORE the 1980.s restoration to post them or hit me up. Also….if you worked there or have recollections of the interior, BEFORE the restoration Id love to hear about it.
do you know when this pic is from? Obviously post 1980’s restoration? Looking for any color pix prior to that restoration. thanks
Sorry for all the iPos (iPhone typos) but u can figure out (got= for, if= of, etc)
Great comments all. And thanks to all who’ve taken pix inside this heap. It’s truly a shame. Those of us that live near estl can assure the rest of you that this theatre will never be restored. Estl is simply incable of not only doing the project, but of supporting such a venue. You would have to raze the entire downtown area, hell, the entire city, in order for a “theatre-going clientele” to feel safe enough to patronize it. I worked got a NY based company that restores historic theaters, state capitols, etc all over the country (Evergreene.com is worth perusing) do j hsvd an idea of what’s involved. The New Amsterdam they restored in NY was in BAD shape, but not nearly this bad. Plaster and paint are doable. This sort of structural decay is 99% a death sentence. It’s so sad. Maybe if it could be picked up on ond piece and moved to Dubai….