I have been inside the area where Ken’s photos were taken and, yes, it has been mostly gutted to accomodate the current discount store which currently occupies the space. The photos Warren posted are of the still-exsisting auditorium which sits directly behind the building Ken photographed. I have looked at the building from outside and in and it appears to be two separate structures. Since I never saw it when it operated as a theater, I find the architecture puzzling.
I have been inside the area where Ken’s photos were taken and, yes, it has been mostly gutted to accomodate the current discount store which currently occupies the space. The photos Warren posted are of the still-exsisting auditorium which sits directly behind the building Ken photographed. I have looked at the building from outside and in and it appears to be two separate structures. Since I never saw it when it operated as a theater, I find the architecture puzzling.
I live a block from “Hamilton Palace,” as it is now called, and there is an auditorium directly behind the current retail space.