South Main Street Church

Adkins knew the basement was full of asbestos.
Now he is trying to cover his tracks for not telling demo man.

What a shame, the church could have been used as a Paper/Steel mill Museum potentially and the basement kept closed. Demolition should only be done as a last resort when a building absolutely cannot be repaired. I would like to see a park near the river that has booths for artists and craft shows with live bands. It would be nice to have an artistic bicycle/walking wooden bridge across the River...just an idea. As people enter the city from the west instead of seeing a delapidated  warehouse would see a green space with musicians/craft shows/etc. where children can get a ice cream cone and dance.  I would like to see an area where we can have live concerts outside and dance in the streets like they do in Lebanon and other districts.

lol--it matters to many of us who buys and who doesn't buy

This isn't about whether Danbarry is up to par or not, this is about whether it is believable that an out of state investor group is considering Middletown to do a direct a hit on another first run theater less than one mile away.  Also challenging AMC 18 in West Chester, less than 15 min. away.

Rhodes;

Yes there is alot of negativity on this site.

PAC:

"Ya'll Crack Me Up!! Seems that no matter what the city does, It's never good enough for ALL of you"

THAT'S RIGHT PAC. IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US. MERCY, LOOK AT WHAT THEY'VE DONE SINCE THE 70'S HERE. ONE DISASTER AFTER ANOTHER WITH LITTLE TO NO SUCCESS IN GROWING THIS TOWN. WE HAVE HAD INEPT COUNCIL MEMBER AFTER INEPT COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE LAST THREE DECADES. NONE GOT THE JOB DONE AND NOW, WE ARE A TOWN WITHOUT DIRECTION, HOPE OR PROGRESS. WE ARE A LOW INCOME POOR TOWN NOW, NOT EVEN MIDDLE CLASS NOR MIDDLE INCOME ANYMORE. WE HAVE LOST OUR REPUTATION AS A BLUE COLLAR COMMUNITY FULL OF HARD WORKERS AND HAVE SLIPPED INTO GHETTO STATUS TO OTHERS AROUND US.

PAC:

"You don't want to build downtown, which I agree is a lost cause, yet you don't want to build on the East End either. This is a good location for this movie theather due to the I75 vicinity"

WE DON'T NEED A DAM MOVIE THEATRE NOW. A MOVIE THEATRE WILL PRODUCE $6 AN HOUR JOBS. WE NEED JOBS CREATED THAT WILL PRODUCE LIVABLE WAGES, NOT SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS LIKE THIS WILL PRODUCE. UPGRADE THE DAM JOB SCENE TO LIVABLE WAGES. USE THE LAND TO BRING IN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AS WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. THESE PEOPLE WILL MAKE LIVABLE WAGES WITH MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME AND BUYING POWER. YA GOT A THEATRE A MILE TO THE WEST. THAT PARKING LOT IS OFTEN ALMOST EMPTY. WHY ANOTHER THEATER? THE CITY LEADERS ARE ALWAYS TELLING US HOW FEW ACRES WE HAVE AROUND HERE TO DEVELOP AND YOU (AND THEY) AGREE THAT THEY OUGHT TO PUT A MOVIE THEATRE ON THE LAND? WHY? A WASTE OF AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE CAN GET MORE REVENUE FROM THAT LOCATION WITH A MEDICAL FACILITY AND THE INCOME TAXES THAT IT WILL GENERATE.

PAC:

"If Danberry wants to survive, they will most likely have to look at changing their business plan."

WHY INTENTIONALLY DRIVE AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS OUT OF BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PROPOSED MOVIE LOCATION COULD BE PUT TO BETTER USE?

PAC:

"If you all want to change Middletown, You will need to organize into a proactive group, take on city council and beat them at their own game. And Stop the constant Moaning and groaning about everything"

PAC, YOU KNOW THAT ORGANIZING HAS BEEN TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. YOU ALSO KNOW THAT ANY ORGANIZATION AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS TOWN BECAUSE OF THE RAMPANT APATHY. EVERYONE'S MAD, BUT NOT "MAD ENOUGH" TO GET TO A MEETING. NOTHING THE WORK WITH IF PEOPLE HAVE THAT ATTITUDE. PLEASE SUGGEST A METHOD TO ORGANIZE THAT WOULD OVERCOME THE APATHY AND GET PEOPLE TO SHOW AND PERHAPS WE COULD GIVE IT A TRY.   

Ya'll Crack Me Up!! Seems that no matter what the city does, It's never good enough for ALL of you.  You want changes, yet all you do B*tch, B*tch, B*tch & B*tch.  You don't want to build downtown, which I agree is a lost cause, yet you don't want to build on the East End either.  This is a good location for this movie theather due to the I75 vicinity,  You can grab a bite to eat, then a quick jump to the movie theather (either movie theater). I agree Middletown needs change,, but you will never get change with the continued b*tching that goes on in this site.  Years ago, before I went blind I was one of the b*tch 'n moaners on this site.

Bill wrote: Vet, I'm sure the purchasers only want to build the theater at the east end location not downtown.

Agree Bill that that would be the logical location to build based on traffic count and visability, BUT...... we all know the city leaders and their insistent theme of "downtown gets the most attention". I am surprised that they aren't insisting that the new cinema be place downtown as a catalyst for drawing more people downtown, plus, it would reduce the negative impact of two cinemas so close together and competing with each other to the point where one may put the other out of business. Seven miles away is certainly a better option than an mile for competing businesses, right?

Of course, as you mention, the developers are probably as insistent in placing their new project out by the freeway. Can't blame them. Downtown is too isolated and wayyy out of the mainstream.

Vet, I'm sure the purchasers only want to build the theater at the east end location not downtown. 

With the movie options available nowadays like streaming, pay per view and the rentals at Krogers, haven't movie theater numbers been reduced in recent years due to availability and the comfort of home viewing? If so, why do the city leaders want to mis-focus (again) on placing a theater out by the hospital? Would it be well attended? Is the current movie theater, less than two miles from this location, well attended? If not, why waste the time? Thought the plan all along was to place medical facilities there to support the hospital. Why do the city leaders keep making mistakes on the topic of how to develop this city?

If this movie theater is such a good idea, why not place it downtown to attract more people down there?........or do they really believe that their precious downtown is not as desirable as they lead us to believe that it is?

could be the spark that ignites other major development projects in Middletown’s East End, city officials said. It really is our chance to get a full-service theater,” Hamet said..

Vivian,