09-08-2010, 08:50 PM
Oh....and then there is the $10 mil parking garage. Add that onto the tab of the Genesee Theater's change job from a movie theater (nothing ever was any more than that, never envisioned it to be anything more than that) to a big production, high tech performing arts center at a cost of $25 mil.
Not only is is outrageous that the Genesee Theater Performing Arts Center sits empty at least 90 percent of the yr, but that five tiered parking garage never is full, seldom has been full to the brim since it was hurriedly and sloppily erected. For "all the Genesee patrons" to park. So where are these scores of patrons"? No where to found, never existed in the first place.
That parking garage is now used for city parking during the week and public library parking. It seldom is filled beyond the second level, most of the time, the second level is 3/4 empty. Have you seen the elevevator areas in there lately, where the staircases are?
These elevator/stairwell areas are filthy, not ventilated, bleak and when I parked there last week to go the public library, the elevator was broke when I returned. So up the stairscase, and whoa, was it filthy in there, hot, poorly lit and stunk. What a place for some gang-bangers to hide and rob parking patrons, no police anywhere, like a tomb in those stairwells.
Then there is the "retail space" on the first floor in front (across from the theater entrance) and the rear that remains empty and dormant. Not one taker for yrs to rent these spaces. Who in their right mind would?? There is one down there for business other than court/county business, and when persons go to court/leave court or finish with county business, they are most likely not in a frame of mind or mood to go shopping/dining/etc. They just want OUTTA DOWN THERE ASAP.
Ten million for this. A useless parking garage. A needless parking garage. The prior flat parking lot served fine, always had empty spaces and maintained open space. And did not cost $10 million bucks.
What a total fiasco. Unbelievable. And the most creative deal now for the Genesee? Showing "has been" movies for $6 each every Friday night. We needed to spend $35 million plus to show $6 movies once a week in a huge, costly production of a major performing center?? For $6 old rerun movies once a week??
hock: :o hock: :o hock:
-- WT Reader
Not only is is outrageous that the Genesee Theater Performing Arts Center sits empty at least 90 percent of the yr, but that five tiered parking garage never is full, seldom has been full to the brim since it was hurriedly and sloppily erected. For "all the Genesee patrons" to park. So where are these scores of patrons"? No where to found, never existed in the first place.
That parking garage is now used for city parking during the week and public library parking. It seldom is filled beyond the second level, most of the time, the second level is 3/4 empty. Have you seen the elevevator areas in there lately, where the staircases are?
These elevator/stairwell areas are filthy, not ventilated, bleak and when I parked there last week to go the public library, the elevator was broke when I returned. So up the stairscase, and whoa, was it filthy in there, hot, poorly lit and stunk. What a place for some gang-bangers to hide and rob parking patrons, no police anywhere, like a tomb in those stairwells.
Then there is the "retail space" on the first floor in front (across from the theater entrance) and the rear that remains empty and dormant. Not one taker for yrs to rent these spaces. Who in their right mind would?? There is one down there for business other than court/county business, and when persons go to court/leave court or finish with county business, they are most likely not in a frame of mind or mood to go shopping/dining/etc. They just want OUTTA DOWN THERE ASAP.
Ten million for this. A useless parking garage. A needless parking garage. The prior flat parking lot served fine, always had empty spaces and maintained open space. And did not cost $10 million bucks.
What a total fiasco. Unbelievable. And the most creative deal now for the Genesee? Showing "has been" movies for $6 each every Friday night. We needed to spend $35 million plus to show $6 movies once a week in a huge, costly production of a major performing center?? For $6 old rerun movies once a week??
hock: :o hock: :o hock: -- WT Reader