It seems to me that someone financed a bunch of kids to run around and “attempt” to restore the building. Were there any adult involved in those “renovation”. I mean I do love rainbow upholstery and black walls as much as the next person but….Yeah, no I dont.
It seems to me that someone financed a bunch of kids to run around and “attempt” to restore the building. Were there any adult involved in those “renovation”. Im mean I do love rainbow upholstery and black walls as much as the next person but….Yeah, no I dont.
I would love to see The Westmont Theater saved, but unfortunately I don’t think the structure is any good at this time. I worked with the Westmont Theater Co. for 6 years and have been in and out of every part of that building. The roof is no good and might be beyond repair, and the structure itself may also be well beyond repair. My dream was to see someone knock everything but the front facade down and build a new supporting structure behind it.
Halc, I live in Oaklyn and I know the old town feel you speak of, I also am annoyed by the “army of blue hairs” that invades the pike every time the Ritz theater has a show, and they rarely drink, smoke and pee on lawns. I work in the arts as well as rock and roll, I watch the destruction that comes out of the Tweeter Center on a nightly basis, and I also see how Camden city is consumed by cars and police, in an effort to safely facilitate each concert. Camden City may not have an old town charm or any charm at all. But as much as they buck the Tweeter Center, it has done great things for Camden, as well as investing millions of dollars into the city. I only wish that they didn’t eliminate the SJPAC program that I until recently worked for.
I digress, it seems to me that the owners of the Troc may not be saving the theater, and you are losing another piece of old town charm, but at least you are getting center that would support performing arts and bring a whole new economy to your town, instead of another “Ultra Mega CVS”.
Hopefully as they say it will be a multipurpose performing arts center and not just a rock and roll venue. I think even though it’s in a horrible location, The Scottish Rite in Collingswood is a great example of these efforts. Neither will ever be high art/ theater that is found in Philadelphia, nor The Tweeter Center, but they serve the community well.
Either way it’s more work for me that I don’t have to go over the bridge to get.
They are taken from the parking lot of the “Super Ultra mega CVS”, and from the pizza shop on the other side. They knocked down The Harwan Theater, “D'nicks” a corner sandwhich shop, a row of businesses and one or two homes.
CVS, Walgreens, and Eckerd all have this thing about building directly across from each other. You know about The Century that is currently an empty Eckerd, and when I was working for The Westmont Theater company, developers for CVS or Eckerd would come in periodically to check the place out. Ive even seen old theater converted into these mega drugstores. It is the strangest thing.
There is talk that the owners of The Trocadaro in Philadelphia are going to open a club at The Westmont, Im not sure if that means they are going to use the facade, or knock it down. Working there for the time I did, I know the roof is completly worthless. Both the Harwan and the Westmont are very special to me, I would hate to loss both of them.
It seems to me that someone financed a bunch of kids to run around and “attempt” to restore the building. Were there any adult involved in those “renovation”. I mean I do love rainbow upholstery and black walls as much as the next person but….Yeah, no I dont.
It seems to me that someone financed a bunch of kids to run around and “attempt” to restore the building. Were there any adult involved in those “renovation”. Im mean I do love rainbow upholstery and black walls as much as the next person but….Yeah, no I dont.
Thats awesome!!! If only we could do that to some of these theaters. Great to hear though.
I would love to see The Westmont Theater saved, but unfortunately I don’t think the structure is any good at this time. I worked with the Westmont Theater Co. for 6 years and have been in and out of every part of that building. The roof is no good and might be beyond repair, and the structure itself may also be well beyond repair. My dream was to see someone knock everything but the front facade down and build a new supporting structure behind it.
Halc, I live in Oaklyn and I know the old town feel you speak of, I also am annoyed by the “army of blue hairs” that invades the pike every time the Ritz theater has a show, and they rarely drink, smoke and pee on lawns. I work in the arts as well as rock and roll, I watch the destruction that comes out of the Tweeter Center on a nightly basis, and I also see how Camden city is consumed by cars and police, in an effort to safely facilitate each concert. Camden City may not have an old town charm or any charm at all. But as much as they buck the Tweeter Center, it has done great things for Camden, as well as investing millions of dollars into the city. I only wish that they didn’t eliminate the SJPAC program that I until recently worked for.
I digress, it seems to me that the owners of the Troc may not be saving the theater, and you are losing another piece of old town charm, but at least you are getting center that would support performing arts and bring a whole new economy to your town, instead of another “Ultra Mega CVS”.
Hopefully as they say it will be a multipurpose performing arts center and not just a rock and roll venue. I think even though it’s in a horrible location, The Scottish Rite in Collingswood is a great example of these efforts. Neither will ever be high art/ theater that is found in Philadelphia, nor The Tweeter Center, but they serve the community well.
Either way it’s more work for me that I don’t have to go over the bridge to get.
They are taken from the parking lot of the “Super Ultra mega CVS”, and from the pizza shop on the other side. They knocked down The Harwan Theater, “D'nicks” a corner sandwhich shop, a row of businesses and one or two homes.
CVS, Walgreens, and Eckerd all have this thing about building directly across from each other. You know about The Century that is currently an empty Eckerd, and when I was working for The Westmont Theater company, developers for CVS or Eckerd would come in periodically to check the place out. Ive even seen old theater converted into these mega drugstores. It is the strangest thing.
There is talk that the owners of The Trocadaro in Philadelphia are going to open a club at The Westmont, Im not sure if that means they are going to use the facade, or knock it down. Working there for the time I did, I know the roof is completly worthless. Both the Harwan and the Westmont are very special to me, I would hate to loss both of them.
Gone.
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