Imminent Demise of the Pantages Theatre in Vancouver

[Anton Wagner]

>From the President of the Heritage Vancouver Society:


December 18, 2009

Peter Fairchild, Chair
Pantages Theatre Arts Society

The Future of the Pantages Theatre

Peter – On behalf of Heritage Vancouver, I would like express our deep regret
that you have been forced to abandon your three-year struggle to preserve and
restore the 102-year-old Pantages Theatre. At the same time, I would like to
thank you for the outstanding efforts that both your society, and the owner of
the Pantages, have made to preserve this building. We only wish the outcome of
all of your work and creative ideas had been more positive. This is yet one
more example of how the lack of heritage incentives at all levels of government
has thwarted community efforts to protect our precious built heritage.

The Pantages Theatre is Number One on Heritage Vancouver’s 2009 Top Ten
Endangered List. This historic landmark is also one of Heritage Canada’s 2009
Top Ten Endangered Canadian Heritage Sites. Heritage Vancouver and our members
will continue to urge the City of Vancouver to find a solution that will make
the preservation of this important landmark theatre possible. We will continue
to follow the process and keep our members informed of future developments.

It has been a pleasure working with you on this project over the past three
years. Thank you for all your hard and dedicated work.

Sincerely,


Donald Luxton
President, Heritage Vancouver Society
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Pantages Theater (1907) further information link:


Our Pantages Theatre page contains an overview, letters, updates, and external
links, and can be seen here: http://heritagevancouver.org/advocacy/pantages.html