When I was in middle school the cool thing to do was go to the Electric Theater and listen to the bands and hang out with friends. Although many kinds of people did so, the Electric Theater received a reputation of being a place for all the "skater punks" to go and smoke or do other drugs. I remember a lot of reports of drug or alcohol abuse and lots of fights. My wife even said all that place was good for was for drugs. I have talked to a few different people who have said the same thing.
I found this article on facebook and thought it was interesting because of what I remember that place being back in middle school. I read through the article and thought to myself, this might not be too bad of an idea. After thinking about it and after reading a few of the comments that were posted my ideas changed. The reasoning for the city to do such a thing I believe is fallacious. The city on main street alone has a dozen art galleries. The city proposes to turn the Electric Theater and the neighboring buildings into an art complex for bands, arts, dancing etc...
I live by the Sunbowl here in town. The St. George Rodeo is a big deal. I did not realize this until the last rodeo just a month ago. They had so many people come in to compete they shut down part of 400 E to make a stable for the horses and other animals. Everytime I drove down there it was packed and parking everywhere was such a crazy adventure. I believe with the activities the Sunbowl brings to town it makes a lot more money for the city than any remodel of the Electric Theater would bring. If any project needs 3 million dollars the Sunbowl would be a much better project that would bring better benefits than the Electric Theater would.
Unless the city was to change what takes place at the Electric Theater such as more adult showings and productions and not bands for younger people, this is not a good project and their reasoning is fallacious. There are other projects that bring in more revenue that need better attention.
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