I too saw Ben Hur at the Coronet in the late 50’s. The Coronet is being razed so a developer can build a 6 story VERY MASSIVE, 120 unit apartment building with 2 floors of office on the ground level.
The new building will be at least 2 stories higher than the theater and will extend all the way to the gas station (over the entire parking lot).
We need as much “HISTORICAL” information about the Coronet as possible to fight such a mamoth “high rise” development in a “low rise” neighborhood.
If anyone knows the whereabouts of Jim Doyle, the historical expert on the Coronet, please ask him to email me ASAP.
LET’S SAVE THE CORONET!!!
I too saw Ben Hur at the Coronet in the late 50’s. The Coronet is being razed so a developer can build a 6 story VERY MASSIVE, 120 unit apartment building with 2 floors of office on the ground level.
The new building will be at least 2 stories higher than the theater and will extend all the way to the gas station (over the entire parking lot).
We need as much “HISTORICAL” information about the Coronet as possible to fight such a mamoth “high rise” development in a “low rise” neighborhood.
If anyone knows the whereabouts of Jim Doyle, the historical expert on the Coronet, please ask him to email me ASAP.
LET’S SAVE THE CORONET!!!