Great News from Lompoc, California: They Saved the Theater

The 80 year old Lompoc Theater will be getting a major renovation instead of being torn down. It has sat vacant since the mid 1990s, but now, it will once again be an entertainment center.

It will have its seating capacity increased and all the equipment will be state of the art. The second floor will be a bar and lounge.

It is always great when a town chooses do do this instead of the usual tear down. These are structures to be proud of and that can be used in many ways.

In Illinois, the former Woodstock City Hall is now the Opera House where I just saw Asleep at the Wheel this past Friday. The downtown theater in Crystal Lake is now the Raue Center where Liz and I saw Bob Newhart a few years ago. Then, there's the palace of all palaces in Joliet, the Rialto Square Theater.

In my hometown of Goldsboro, NC, residents banded together to save the old Paramount Theater downtown. Unfortunately, it burned down a few years ago.  But was since rebuilt.

Saving the Old Stuff Whenever and Wherever. --RoadDog