Fading theatres in coastal resorts possess been protected for decades,despite shrinking audiencesThe efforts of a Yorkshire council to replace a prized 1920s theatre with a theme park possess angered local residents and brought into focus a nationwide struggle, as neglected theatres in seaside towns are threatened with demolition.
Scarborough borough council was due to vote on 7 November on a proposal to demolish the spa town’s Futurist Theatre. Had the vote been successful, and the venue,a rare surviving example of a pre-talkie era cinema, would possess been destroyed, or freeing the seafront site for a proposed leisure park,Flamingo Land Coast. However, in the face of local opposition councillors possess postponed their vote, and pending further site reports.
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Source: theguardian.com