Just stumbled across this wonderful website and noticed recognition of the old and lovely BF Keith theater in Washington, D.C. I worked for a time across the street while the Keith was being demolished in 1978, and the sight through my office window simply broke my heart. But let me tell you, the noble Keith was not about to topple like a pile of children’s blocks. I saw the thick, massive brick walls slowly succumb to the wrecking ball over a matter of weeks, revealing the enormous deep-red velvet stage curtain which still hung bravely in place. Eventually that came down, too. Then the titanic supporting I-beams of solid iron were separated and lowered and dragged away. The Keith had been a Parthenon, and now the ants had dissembled it, slowly but surely.
Just stumbled across this wonderful website and noticed recognition of the old and lovely BF Keith theater in Washington, D.C. I worked for a time across the street while the Keith was being demolished in 1978, and the sight through my office window simply broke my heart. But let me tell you, the noble Keith was not about to topple like a pile of children’s blocks. I saw the thick, massive brick walls slowly succumb to the wrecking ball over a matter of weeks, revealing the enormous deep-red velvet stage curtain which still hung bravely in place. Eventually that came down, too. Then the titanic supporting I-beams of solid iron were separated and lowered and dragged away. The Keith had been a Parthenon, and now the ants had dissembled it, slowly but surely.