Back in the 1970s I was a struggling actor in NYC, one of my agents was located in the Paramount Theatre building. One evening as I was leaving the building I saw a dumpster cart, with a bunch of old documents, and rolled up tattered papers. I was curious and being an old hand at “Dumpster Diving” I investigated. (I had furnished 2 apartments that way) I began pulling things out… I thought someone was going to yell at me so I tried keeping it neat.
What I found KNOCKED My Socks Off… It was a veritable history of the building being THROWN OUT. I had always been interested in theatre history, so I went back to my agents office and got some garbage bags. The dumpster cart had a lot of stuff, and I could only fit so much. I stuffed as much as I could, into the garbage bags and left the rest behind, it more than I could carry!
I have been carrying that stuff around for over 25 years. I decided to put “Paramount Theatre” in a search engine and found this site.
I have read with great interest the postings and realized I have a major part of theatre history. The rolled up papers I found were Blue prints of the Paramount building including the theatre, (including the Paramount’s marquee) also postcards and promotional material for the opening of the office building.
I always thought they had some value, but until I found this sit…
I HAD NO IDEA!
Any offers ? ? ?
Back in the 1970s I was a struggling actor in NYC, one of my agents was located in the Paramount Theatre building. One evening as I was leaving the building I saw a dumpster cart, with a bunch of old documents, and rolled up tattered papers. I was curious and being an old hand at “Dumpster Diving” I investigated. (I had furnished 2 apartments that way) I began pulling things out… I thought someone was going to yell at me so I tried keeping it neat.
What I found KNOCKED My Socks Off… It was a veritable history of the building being THROWN OUT. I had always been interested in theatre history, so I went back to my agents office and got some garbage bags. The dumpster cart had a lot of stuff, and I could only fit so much. I stuffed as much as I could, into the garbage bags and left the rest behind, it more than I could carry!
I have been carrying that stuff around for over 25 years. I decided to put “Paramount Theatre” in a search engine and found this site.
I have read with great interest the postings and realized I have a major part of theatre history. The rolled up papers I found were Blue prints of the Paramount building including the theatre, (including the Paramount’s marquee) also postcards and promotional material for the opening of the office building.
I always thought they had some value, but until I found this sit…
I HAD NO IDEA!
Any offers ? ? ?
OK…. Now what to do with them