May. 26, 2006 - Once It's Gone............

Once it's gone, it's gone forever. That's what it says on the tee shirts worn by members of the Des Plaines Theater Preservation Society. I am sure that is true.

For a while the Preservation Society's fund raising efforts consisted of running old films, live concerts and open house tours of the grand old theatre building in exchange for some sorely needed work on the building and the marquee. Non voting memberships were being sold to the general public as well, giving members a discount on admission to Society sponsored events.

The problem is the building is owned by Bhagawakar Properties, who are doing a bang up business showing "Bollywood" films, and not by The Preservation Society. Now that the Bhagawakar group has had all this free work done in exchange for allowing the preservationist to put on their fund raisers, they want to start charging the Society for any further use of the theatre building.

The Society would love to buy the building. I can't say that I blame them, I'd love to own some Downtown Des Plaines frontage myself, but unfortunately I am not a multi millionaire. Neither, I am sure, are they, and that is what it would take to give this project legs. So if you think you would like to find out more, click the link to the Society up above. If you like what you see, give them some money.

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