Palace
finale at hand
The curtain fell for the last time Wednesday on Superior's
historic Palace Theater.
City Councilors decided nearly a quarter-century was long
enough to wait for a miracle that might have saved the historic
vaudeville and movie house. By the end of the year, the
theater that first opened its doors March 26, 1917, will
cease to exist.
City officials plan to raze the Palace along with the former
Odyssey's and End Zone bars to the north later in the fall.
The city bought the former liquor establishments earlier
this year with plans to demolish the buildings for redevelopment.
Mayor Dave Ross, who was unable to attend Wednesday night's
council meeting, has said he is confident the council's
decision will clear the path for new development in Superior's
downtown. Unlike the Carnegie library on Hammond Avenue,
community support to save the Palace just wasn't there,
said Councilor Chuck Hendry.
"It's kind of unfortunate," Hendry said.
While there had been a couple efforts to save the theater
during the past 24 years, none ever came close to accomplishing
the task.
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