Who cares what they do, as long as they don’t fundamentally alter the architecture? Neon tubing and strobe lights can be easily removed. So can private boxes. The great theatres of America have gone through periods of strange decoration in the past (example: 1950’s). As long as there is not a crane being put together out front I guess I am not too concerned.
My guess is that, with all the changes taking place in the business, potential investors are much less likely to embrace the idea of a theatre complex than they were ten years ago.
ONLY the Village North is right man. Last time I was there it was still called the 400 and was a single-screen dump. As a matter of fact I think they started to twin it and then ran out of money. So it was half torn apart. Has it improved at all under Village management?
A friend of mine’s father worked as an usher here when he was young. The story he related is that when B&K vacated the building they had to clean and repair it extensively per the terms of the lease. The idea was that the theatre had to be returned in the same condition it was received in. Then it was demolished not long after. Tragically humorous.
Another note: there was an office building constructed on the site. The bank was in an older building on the east end of the block. The office building, bank, and most everything else (including the very cool Howard Bowl) were demolished to make way for a multi-use plaza. In all fairness I think that the plaza is not a bad place at all.
I was talking the other day with someone familiar with the neighborhood. Basically, they say that this theatre sucks and does not do much business. I don’t understand Village Theatres. They have not even taken down the C-O logos.
I remember when they started building this place. It could be seen rising many miles up McCormick Blvd. to the north. I went there when it first opened up, and it was not bad. It was certainly a modern cinema of the time. It is kind of funny that the original Lincoln Village had stadium seating, the norm for today.
I have a feeling that it will not reach it’s twentieth birthday.
I am not an expert when it comes to reading the various reports available on E-Bay. But it looks to me like there have been problems with the transaction each time the theatre was listed.
Well Paul, my friend tells me that the story I heard about you and the light fixtures is untrue. However, in the same breath, he warned me to stay away from you because, “Paul Warshauer is a known crook.”
I hound you, Paul, because I think you post crap like this to try and present a legitimate image. I think you hope well-meaning people will contact you so that you might involve them in one of your “investment opportunities.”
Show me a small town that loves Paul Warshauer for bringing back their classic movie theatre, a town where you have been for more than three or four months, and you will never hear another word from “Life’s too Short.”
I am pretty sure the same firm made a lot of those second generation theatre marquees. They all looked so similar. White Way maybe? I don’t really know.
“Words to live by Ron. Why are these postings here? Why are there so many allegations and enemies? I promise to stick to the facts from here on out because I am a fine fellow who enjoys lively conversation over good cigars!”
I don’t know what all this Mt. Shasta talk means, nor does Doug York’s identity matter. What matters is that people put “Paul Warshauer” into Google, found Doug’s web site, and felt compelled to leave messages about how they hate you there despite the fact the site is not yours.
I think it is a stretch to take the fact that I spend fifteen minutes a day on Cinema Treasures, sometimes getting into verbal battles with you, and use it to portray me as some idiot who blogs from sun-up to sun-down.
I am not hell bent on destroying you. If you would stop all of this juking around and show me a project you have successfully completed I would be one of your biggest supporters (theatre restoration, not murder mysteries). But I don’t think you can because I don’t think there are any. All I see is people who say you jerked them around.
I know who Jasper San Sanfilippo is. I have been entertained in his home before and have friends who are quite close to the family. I might be more inclined to believe you if you could spell his name right. So you say all of the large chandeliers that once hung from the ceiling of the Uptown’s grand lobby are out there now, eh? That is not what I heard.
Do you know what your problem is? Every time you try to make me look like I am giving you trouble you don’t deserve I use Internet search engines to find another scandalous web sites connected to your name. If I could find one news item that said: “Warshauer is Mater of Ceremonies at grand reopening of Smalltown, Indiana’s State Theatre after one year, $10 million restoration” I would have no problem with you. But all I find is people who are angry with you. Here is the site I found (with very little effort) today.
How is the Paramount Theatre in Youngstown Ohio working out for you Paul? …and of the others for that matter. New London CT, Bartonville, IL Pittsfield, IL Carbondale, IL The Enean Theatre, Havana Theatre, Portage Theatre, Wheaton Grande Theatre, Zoe Theatre, Lawford Theatre, Oh and all the rest of them that have run you off
Everyone hates Warshauer
18-Jun-2006 05:48PM
Paul (ie. PT Barnum) are a stupid, egotistical moron. You are the theatre industries version of a sideshow freak. Just when we think we’ve lost you there you are making yet another TV appearance, front page of some small town newspaper or sucking up to some unsuspecting boy scout troop. You are too stupid to keep out of the press long enough to scam your next victim. We know where you are we know where you’ve been. How are those TIF districts working out for you
The World Hates Warshauer
03-Jun-2006 08:24AM
You are a joke Paul. Are you going to sue Doug as well? Crawl back into your underwater cave you bottom-feeder.
Paul Warshauer
26-Dec-2005 05:07AM
Wow. Did Doug York present a play and not tell the writer?? At least he could have sent a program with proper authorship credit. E-mail me, Doug:
Yes Patsy, I intend to send an email when I get a spare weekend half-hour. It won’t be anything too complicated. It will be a short, respectful, carefully-worded note saying that I support reuse of the Warner Theatre in a historically-sensitive manner along with my contact information. I urge you and anyone else reading to do the same. This sort of action holds weight in political circles.
I just read your opening description Jim. It is funny to hear about the alley problems. I wonder what sort of entertainment business relics they might find if they dredged the river next to this place?!?
Who cares what they do, as long as they don’t fundamentally alter the architecture? Neon tubing and strobe lights can be easily removed. So can private boxes. The great theatres of America have gone through periods of strange decoration in the past (example: 1950’s). As long as there is not a crane being put together out front I guess I am not too concerned.
My guess is that, with all the changes taking place in the business, potential investors are much less likely to embrace the idea of a theatre complex than they were ten years ago.
ONLY the Village North is right man. Last time I was there it was still called the 400 and was a single-screen dump. As a matter of fact I think they started to twin it and then ran out of money. So it was half torn apart. Has it improved at all under Village management?
Interesting. Never knew this town had a theatre. From what I hear Harvey has become a hell hole.
What a punk.
Oh well. It looks like the interior is substantially intact, and that is a far bigger battle than some metal lettering and a box office.
It looks like the box office was removed, judging by photos posted on the theatre’s web site. Anyone know why this happened?
A friend of mine’s father worked as an usher here when he was young. The story he related is that when B&K vacated the building they had to clean and repair it extensively per the terms of the lease. The idea was that the theatre had to be returned in the same condition it was received in. Then it was demolished not long after. Tragically humorous.
Another note: there was an office building constructed on the site. The bank was in an older building on the east end of the block. The office building, bank, and most everything else (including the very cool Howard Bowl) were demolished to make way for a multi-use plaza. In all fairness I think that the plaza is not a bad place at all.
I am glad to know that you did not travel to Iraq yourself.
I can’t imagine being a theatre owner under those circumstances. I think the operators get a lot of credit for attempting to stay open at least.
I was talking the other day with someone familiar with the neighborhood. Basically, they say that this theatre sucks and does not do much business. I don’t understand Village Theatres. They have not even taken down the C-O logos.
I remember when they started building this place. It could be seen rising many miles up McCormick Blvd. to the north. I went there when it first opened up, and it was not bad. It was certainly a modern cinema of the time. It is kind of funny that the original Lincoln Village had stadium seating, the norm for today.
I have a feeling that it will not reach it’s twentieth birthday.
I am not an expert when it comes to reading the various reports available on E-Bay. But it looks to me like there have been problems with the transaction each time the theatre was listed.
I remember passing this place in about 1989 and thinking that it would probably never be used as a theatre again.
How amazing to learn that it not only still stands but has been successfully rehabbed and reopened!
Well Paul, my friend tells me that the story I heard about you and the light fixtures is untrue. However, in the same breath, he warned me to stay away from you because, “Paul Warshauer is a known crook.”
I hound you, Paul, because I think you post crap like this to try and present a legitimate image. I think you hope well-meaning people will contact you so that you might involve them in one of your “investment opportunities.”
Show me a small town that loves Paul Warshauer for bringing back their classic movie theatre, a town where you have been for more than three or four months, and you will never hear another word from “Life’s too Short.”
http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=12385
These are a little better. It was certainly a magnificent building.
http://www.realst8.com/blog/?p=56
I am pretty sure the same firm made a lot of those second generation theatre marquees. They all looked so similar. White Way maybe? I don’t really know.
SR: what is there in place of the old ceiling?
Someone was good enough to spray paint their tag across the grand window last week.
An extremely colorful tile mural has been applied across the first story of the building. Out of keeping with the architecture but all in all not bad.
Let me answer for you Paul:
“Words to live by Ron. Why are these postings here? Why are there so many allegations and enemies? I promise to stick to the facts from here on out because I am a fine fellow who enjoys lively conversation over good cigars!”
I don’t know what all this Mt. Shasta talk means, nor does Doug York’s identity matter. What matters is that people put “Paul Warshauer” into Google, found Doug’s web site, and felt compelled to leave messages about how they hate you there despite the fact the site is not yours.
I think it is a stretch to take the fact that I spend fifteen minutes a day on Cinema Treasures, sometimes getting into verbal battles with you, and use it to portray me as some idiot who blogs from sun-up to sun-down.
I am not hell bent on destroying you. If you would stop all of this juking around and show me a project you have successfully completed I would be one of your biggest supporters (theatre restoration, not murder mysteries). But I don’t think you can because I don’t think there are any. All I see is people who say you jerked them around.
Great story.
I know who Jasper San Sanfilippo is. I have been entertained in his home before and have friends who are quite close to the family. I might be more inclined to believe you if you could spell his name right. So you say all of the large chandeliers that once hung from the ceiling of the Uptown’s grand lobby are out there now, eh? That is not what I heard.
Easy enough to find out.
Do you know what your problem is? Every time you try to make me look like I am giving you trouble you don’t deserve I use Internet search engines to find another scandalous web sites connected to your name. If I could find one news item that said: “Warshauer is Mater of Ceremonies at grand reopening of Smalltown, Indiana’s State Theatre after one year, $10 million restoration” I would have no problem with you. But all I find is people who are angry with you. Here is the site I found (with very little effort) today.
http://www.dougyork.com/?pagename=Main.StartHere
Unknown at 67.176.159.189
05-Aug-2006 04:58PM
How is the Paramount Theatre in Youngstown Ohio working out for you Paul? …and of the others for that matter. New London CT, Bartonville, IL Pittsfield, IL Carbondale, IL The Enean Theatre, Havana Theatre, Portage Theatre, Wheaton Grande Theatre, Zoe Theatre, Lawford Theatre, Oh and all the rest of them that have run you off
Everyone hates Warshauer
18-Jun-2006 05:48PM
Paul (ie. PT Barnum) are a stupid, egotistical moron. You are the theatre industries version of a sideshow freak. Just when we think we’ve lost you there you are making yet another TV appearance, front page of some small town newspaper or sucking up to some unsuspecting boy scout troop. You are too stupid to keep out of the press long enough to scam your next victim. We know where you are we know where you’ve been. How are those TIF districts working out for you
The World Hates Warshauer
03-Jun-2006 08:24AM
You are a joke Paul. Are you going to sue Doug as well? Crawl back into your underwater cave you bottom-feeder.
Paul Warshauer
26-Dec-2005 05:07AM
Wow. Did Doug York present a play and not tell the writer?? At least he could have sent a program with proper authorship credit. E-mail me, Doug:
Yes Patsy, I intend to send an email when I get a spare weekend half-hour. It won’t be anything too complicated. It will be a short, respectful, carefully-worded note saying that I support reuse of the Warner Theatre in a historically-sensitive manner along with my contact information. I urge you and anyone else reading to do the same. This sort of action holds weight in political circles.
Jim: do you have an email address for the Mayor’s Office handy?
I just read your opening description Jim. It is funny to hear about the alley problems. I wonder what sort of entertainment business relics they might find if they dredged the river next to this place?!?
The official web site listed above now has a great photo gallery section on it. Well worth a few minutes to check out.