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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Sep 27 20:36:24 2006, in response to Re: Whats Happening to Coney Island?, posted by Transit Guy on Wed Sep 27 15:33:37 2006. From the photos, it appeared much MUCH worse on the inside than the Loews Kings. The Loews Kings needs works, but it's far from "in shambles". The Loew's Kings is more a "diamond in the rough", the Loews Shores IS in shambles, the Kings is not.From the photos though, it is probably repairable, or at least appears to be. I would compare the photos of the Loews Shore to interior shots of the New Amsterdam I have seen from before the renovation. (Probably much worse than the New Amsterdam though, as there is a lot of plaster missing from the ceiling). All the seats are ripped out in the shore, the walls are black, and the plaster deteriorating. The juliet balconies have been ripped out (but so were the New Amsterdam's, and they were replicated in the renovation). I think the Shore may have been closed a lot longer than the Kings was, so thus much MUCH worse. There is lots and lots of water damage (perhaps severe, but it's hard to tell from a photo) on the plaster on the ceiling of the auditorium from what I remember from the photos, so water is or was seaping in through the roof for years. The water damage was so severe, that the entire top of the procenium arch over the stage/screen has fallen to the ground, and all the plaster above it, till it reached the center dome of the ceiling. There is also large chunks of plaster missing from above the right hand Juliet balcony arched area too. The damge above the stage and top of procenium arch is SEVERE, as it's all gone there from the water damage, it has fallen to the floor. The balcony railing ballistrades appeared to be intact, although all the seats are gone there too. The theater will take millions, if not a billion to repair. It's really in very sad shape inside. We can only ask that either Mark or RIPTAHope would repost their photos, but that of course would be their call. |
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