Old Town Theater Poised for Its Second Act
The building's owner indicates the historic building likely will again house a theater, but it's not a done deal.
Although the Old Town Theater has been vacant for most of this year, it’s not yet in its final act. The city’s Board of Architectural Review on Wednesday night approved current owner Robert Kaufman’s plans to revitalize the building. All it needs now is a tenant, and it looks likely that its next inhabitant will again fill its walls with a silver screen. Theater owner Robert Kaufman told the board that he hoped “I would tell you that I got a theater, but that has not yet come to pass. … I believe I’m going to end up getting a theater.” The theater, located at 815 ½ King St., closed and was sold in January after its previous owner, Roger Fons, struggled for nine years to keep it running. Kaufman has been entertaining ideas to convert the …
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jennifer
9:46 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
of course it matters who owns the building- as was proven with the previous owners. slum owner= theater will not be maintained=marketing will be nonexistent= poor staff quality=the decline in the quality of the films/shows= people will not come back= owner can not pay their bills= theater closes AGAIN. more ›