LuvTheater: I see on the membership directory that you just became a CT member so welcome. If you would like to “chat Warner”, my email can be found on my profile page. I attended the Home for the Holiday concert at the Warner last December and it was wonderful.
LuvTheater: Yes, the Warner is the jewel of Erie and thanks to the late Mayor Tullio we still have the Warner on State Street. Do you work with the theater or the Erie Philharmonic office? Last summer I purchased a lovely Warner poster and recently had it framed.
Thanks to an earlier post this is a good site to view and read about many aspects of the Paradise Theater. I didn’t realize this theatre was an Eberson/atmospheric so now it certainly has my interest!
“I really don’t feel my tax dollars should be involved in renovating something that belongs in the private sector,” said Mike Vogel, an insurance agent. “To be perfectly honest, the fact that it’s an architectural jewel doesn’t really push my buttons.” I clicked on the name, Mike Vogel in the AP article and don’t believe they are the same person, but I may be wrong. Hope someone can clear this matter up!
THIS this in Alaska should and must be saved. I really can’t believe the quote from a local businessman…..“I really don’t feel my tax dollars should be involved in renovating something that belongs in the private sector,” said Mike Vogel, an insurance agent. “To be perfectly honest, the fact that it’s an architectural jewel doesn’t really push my buttons.” Sorry to read that he feels this way as it is obvious to me that he doesn’t realize the importance of saving this beautiful theatre because once it is gone, it is gone! And I don’t want to read later that the site is a parking lot or bank!
Lost Memory: Thanks for the modern photo of the Robins. BTW, is anyone attending the Harry Warner Silent Film Festival in New Castle and Slippery Rock PA later this month? The website is http://academics.sru.edu/warner/index.htm
wolfgirl500: “Apparently it is so deteriorated that it would be cheaper to build a new theater than restore the Robins.” That may be true, but the historical building would be lost forever!
Lost Memory: I only got through the first sentence/paragraph of the Robins Theater funds article that you posted on April 1 and couldn’t go read anymore. I wish it was an April Fool’s joke and that the article is incorrect!
Does anyone know the current status of this theatre? Warren is the hometown of the Packard automobile built by the Packard family who lived in Warren PA and also Lakewood NY on Chautauqua Lake.
Spike: Yes, really sweet!
LuvTheater: I see on the membership directory that you just became a CT member so welcome. If you would like to “chat Warner”, my email can be found on my profile page. I attended the Home for the Holiday concert at the Warner last December and it was wonderful.
Lost Memory: Great photo. Thanks.
LuvTheater: Yes, the Warner is the jewel of Erie and thanks to the late Mayor Tullio we still have the Warner on State Street. Do you work with the theater or the Erie Philharmonic office? Last summer I purchased a lovely Warner poster and recently had it framed.
Interesting to read about the “5 Wonder Theatres” on the GTOS site. One of the them was a Rapp and Rapp designed theatre and yet another is a church.
http://www.gstos.org/wonder.htm
Thanks to an earlier post this is a good site to view and read about many aspects of the Paradise Theater. I didn’t realize this theatre was an Eberson/atmospheric so now it certainly has my interest!
Jim Rankin: Can you help this high school person or know of anyone?
“I really don’t feel my tax dollars should be involved in renovating something that belongs in the private sector,” said Mike Vogel, an insurance agent. “To be perfectly honest, the fact that it’s an architectural jewel doesn’t really push my buttons.” I clicked on the name, Mike Vogel in the AP article and don’t believe they are the same person, but I may be wrong. Hope someone can clear this matter up!
I just hope there aren’t many Mike Vogel’s in Anchorage that feel the way he does about the 4th Avenue Theatre!
THIS theatre in Alaska should and must be saved!
THIS this in Alaska should and must be saved. I really can’t believe the quote from a local businessman…..“I really don’t feel my tax dollars should be involved in renovating something that belongs in the private sector,” said Mike Vogel, an insurance agent. “To be perfectly honest, the fact that it’s an architectural jewel doesn’t really push my buttons.” Sorry to read that he feels this way as it is obvious to me that he doesn’t realize the importance of saving this beautiful theatre because once it is gone, it is gone! And I don’t want to read later that the site is a parking lot or bank!
unfogged eyes: Thanks for the new Flickr pix. This once beautiful theatre should never been allowed to deteriorate to this extent!
Lost Memory: Thanks for the modern photo of the Robins. BTW, is anyone attending the Harry Warner Silent Film Festival in New Castle and Slippery Rock PA later this month? The website is http://academics.sru.edu/warner/index.htm
wolfgirl500: “Apparently it is so deteriorated that it would be cheaper to build a new theater than restore the Robins.” That may be true, but the historical building would be lost forever!
Lost Memory: Nice photo of the Robins right ‘under our noses’! This one needs to be restored as it has a Warner Brothers connection!
Chuck: Please send me a photo of this theatre as your July 25th post doesn’t seem to work. Thanks.
And I’d love to see some photos of this theatre, too.
Lost Memory: I only got through the first sentence/paragraph of the Robins Theater funds article that you posted on April 1 and couldn’t go read anymore. I wish it was an April Fool’s joke and that the article is incorrect!
Nice to see that the word is getting out about CT!
It really bothers me to read that a theatre site is now a parking lot!
What’s the status of this theatre now?
What’s the current status of this theatre?
Very sad that this art deco theatre was demolished to make way for a “tacky local jewelry store”.
Does anyone know the current status of this theatre? Warren is the hometown of the Packard automobile built by the Packard family who lived in Warren PA and also Lakewood NY on Chautauqua Lake.
Bryan: The above link doesn’t seem to be working.