Welp, guess we're losing our movie theatre

Red Squirrel

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May 24, 2003
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It's for sale. Not being able to be open and still have to pay all the bills is kinda a big financial sink so guess they're shutting her down. It's been around for as long as I remember, kind of sad to see it go.

There's a possibility it does stay as a theatre but my guess is buyer will convert to housing, way more profitable.
 
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pete6032

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Dec 3, 2010
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It's for sale. Not being able to be open and still have to pay all the bills is kinda a big financial sink so guess they're shutting her down. It's been around for as long as I remember, kind of sad to see it go.

There's a possibility it does stay as a theatre but my guess is buyer will convert to housing, way more profitable.
How much more profitable is housing than a movie theater?
 

K1052

Elite Member
Aug 21, 2003
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As somebody who does site selection after looking at it I'd say highest probability is somebody leases or buys and it remains a cinema. It had to be cash flowing and local RE prices too low to justify scraping and building homes.
 

BoomerD

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Feb 26, 2006
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We lost ours because of the WuFlu closures. Now the city is talking about buying it for a police admin building...and allegedly offered $30K more than the asking price.
We have fewer than 10 cops here. We don't NEED this money pit...
 

SKORPI0

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Jan 18, 2000
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Property Type - Retail
Land Size - 210 x 112 FT
Annual Property Taxes - $49,153.47