About 35 years ago they opened a newer, bigger, center a couple of kilometers over in the city. That took most of the shows that used to go here. For about the next 15 years they had a few shows there, but less and less. Finally about 20 years ago they just closed it as not enough folks used it.
The city paid to repair the roof so no more damage would happen, but they wouldn't pay to fix the inside if folks weren't using it. They opened it for these tours to try and get people interested in it. Maybe folks will pay to restore it.
But, I'm still not sure it could attract enough shows to stay open...
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Date: 2016-08-22 12:25 pm (UTC)Finally about 20 years ago they just closed it as not enough folks used it.
The city paid to repair the roof so no more damage would happen, but they wouldn't pay to fix the inside if folks weren't using it. They opened it for these tours to try and get people interested in it. Maybe folks will pay to restore it.
But, I'm still not sure it could attract enough shows to stay open...