Historical theater burns down…. Joseph Lebowsky Theater in Owosso catches fire Tuesday night
ABC12 News
OWOSSO (WJRT) – (02/14/07)—The historic Joseph Lebowsky Theater in Owosso burned Tuesday night, as firefighters fought snow and cold in hopes of containing the fire.
One witness said smoke was billowing from the inside of the building. The theater has undergone several transformations over the years.
Most recently, the Owosso Community Players teamed up with Home Depot to renovate the building.
Those involved with the theater and the people who performed there are having trouble comprehending the loss.
“It’s very numbing to me. I can’t feel anything right now,” said former theater board member Paul Kuhlman.
“It’s a sad day, a very sad day. It was a place in the community for people to gather. It gave people a chance to meet people they would never meet – where a doctor could work next to someone who worked at Wal Mart in a play and everyone was equally important,” said Mardie Hornus, another former theater board member.
“It’s just a special thing for a community to have a gem like this, not to mention it was a 1926 theater. It was a beautiful building.”
End news report.
I was never in the building but had seen it from the outside. I’m sure it will be greatly missed by the community in the future.
Historical theater burns down…. Joseph Lebowsky Theater in Owosso catches fire Tuesday night
ABC12 News
OWOSSO (WJRT) – (02/14/07)—The historic Joseph Lebowsky Theater in Owosso burned Tuesday night, as firefighters fought snow and cold in hopes of containing the fire.
One witness said smoke was billowing from the inside of the building. The theater has undergone several transformations over the years.
Most recently, the Owosso Community Players teamed up with Home Depot to renovate the building.
Those involved with the theater and the people who performed there are having trouble comprehending the loss.
“It’s very numbing to me. I can’t feel anything right now,” said former theater board member Paul Kuhlman.
“It’s a sad day, a very sad day. It was a place in the community for people to gather. It gave people a chance to meet people they would never meet – where a doctor could work next to someone who worked at Wal Mart in a play and everyone was equally important,” said Mardie Hornus, another former theater board member.
“It’s just a special thing for a community to have a gem like this, not to mention it was a 1926 theater. It was a beautiful building.”
End news report.
I was never in the building but had seen it from the outside. I’m sure it will be greatly missed by the community in the future.