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Hello and Good-Bye
National Geographic anyone? Mostly clutter and dirt but solid and dry!
Built around 1915 and soon to be destroyed 100 years later. The demise of this building began a few months ago when the building at the end of the block was burned to the ground from arson. There shortly after the city/county said the 2 adjacent building (one being the Prince/Roxy Theater that sat 400 and closed in the 50s) suffered severe water damage from the fire, and that they could use the space from the two buildings(and another building currently being used as a jewelery store) for parking space for the Princess Theater. So with camera in hand I decided to check things out for myself. The building itself is all brick exterior with rough cut 12x12 hardwood and brick posts for support in the basement. The basement has been packed full of junk by a local pack rat that has most of Harrimans old buildings packed to the rafters. The first floors is one big open space with the only water damage visable being from leaking water pipes. Even the exterior wall next to the building that burnt shows no signs of fire or water damage (I guess that 4 layers of brick with an airgap called a firewall did its job). The second floor is a bunch of apartments all dirty and abused from vandels. The worse place in the whole building was the back corner where the roof and floors have rotted pretty bad.. not from the fire next door but rather from years of neglect. Not something that couldn't be fixed. Ill try to post some outside shots before D Day.
Is it dirty and rundown? Yes
Should it be destroyed? I dont think so. I think the Princess Theater needs more local businesses to support it then it does a parking lot. Imagine Harrimans old buildings full of diners and shops. People would come to spend the afternoon before they went to the theater.
Am I somewhat biased? Probably I hate to see buildings full of history that served thier community for generations be brought down and replaced with blacktop.
Hello and Good-Bye
National Geographic anyone? Mostly clutter and dirt but solid and dry!
Built around 1915 and soon to be destroyed 100 years later. The demise of this building began a few months ago when the building at the end of the block was burned to the ground from arson. There shortly after the city/county said the 2 adjacent building (one being the Prince/Roxy Theater that sat 400 and closed in the 50s) suffered severe water damage from the fire, and that they could use the space from the two buildings(and another building currently being used as a jewelery store) for parking space for the Princess Theater. So with camera in hand I decided to check things out for myself. The building itself is all brick exterior with rough cut 12x12 hardwood and brick posts for support in the basement. The basement has been packed full of junk by a local pack rat that has most of Harrimans old buildings packed to the rafters. The first floors is one big open space with the only water damage visable being from leaking water pipes. Even the exterior wall next to the building that burnt shows no signs of fire or water damage (I guess that 4 layers of brick with an airgap called a firewall did its job). The second floor is a bunch of apartments all dirty and abused from vandels. The worse place in the whole building was the back corner where the roof and floors have rotted pretty bad.. not from the fire next door but rather from years of neglect. Not something that couldn't be fixed. Ill try to post some outside shots before D Day.
Is it dirty and rundown? Yes
Should it be destroyed? I dont think so. I think the Princess Theater needs more local businesses to support it then it does a parking lot. Imagine Harrimans old buildings full of diners and shops. People would come to spend the afternoon before they went to the theater.
Am I somewhat biased? Probably I hate to see buildings full of history that served thier community for generations be brought down and replaced with blacktop.