New Huntridge Logo being added- Photo Courtesy of the Las Vegas Sun
Until today, little new information has emerged about renovating the historic Huntridge Theater, plans of which so energized the community that an online fundraiser collected more than $200,000 to assist in the renovation.
After that money came in, several companies then vowed to donate time for lighting, design and more. In addition, hundreds of residents answered the call and showed up to whitewash the building, whose ancient paint job had flaked away.
Months passed. Some thought the theater revival plans had faded away. Others figured that a December deadline for Huntridge Revival LLC to raise $4 million to buy the 69-year-old building had been missed (another $11 million is needed for renovation).
Then late this morning, signs of life.
A crew with a hydraulic cherry picker began to erect a massive square banner on the building containing a new logo — an “H” inside a circle.
Chris Fahlman, hired as Huntridge general manager last year and on site to watch as the banner-crew worked, said the banner serves as a reminder that the project is moving forward. He also said that the $4 million deadline had been extended to June as “qualified investors” are sought.
“We’re at a phase where we’re raising additional investment to finalize the purchase,” he said. “The clock is ticking.”
For more on the article: http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/feb/24/new-logo-graces-huntridge-signaling-projects-progr/
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Read about the history of the Huntridge and articles on the efforts to save her, here:
http://classiclasvegasblog.com/classic-las-vegas-blog/2008/3/11/more-huntridge-theater-history.html
http://classiclasvegasblog.com/classic-las-vegas-blog/2008/2/28/more-info-on-the-history-of-the-huntridge-theater.html
http://classiclasvegasblog.com/classic-las-vegas-blog/2013/6/7/help-save-the-huntridge-theater.html
http://classiclasvegasblog.com/classic-las-vegas-blog/2008/2/28/huntridge-tops-the-list-of-immediately-endangered-buildings.html