April 16, 2008
Hi-Pointe: Dark the Day After Tomorrow
We just can't stop posting today!
Hearing from solid sources that the Hi-Pointe Theatre will be showing its last film tomorrow night. Has this been written about, anywhere? If so, the info's gone past me.
Efforts are apparently underway to find new operators, but, for now, the Hi-Pointe's screen could be dark after tomorrow.
Knowledge of this? Links? He'p me!
On Landmark's St. Louis website, if you choose a future date next week, Hi-Pointe Theatre disappears from the list. I really hope someone operates and preserves it. It really is one of my favorite movie theatres anywhere.
Posted by Mark on Thu., Apr 17, 2008 at 1:49 AMOn the STLToday forum pages, Joe Williams seems to suggest that it will be re-opening, though he doesn't give any details. The building is still owned by the James family (who ran it for years before Landmark stepped in) and I can't imagine that they would leave it empty for long. Perhaps they're just taking time for some kind of renovation...
Posted by Albert on Thu., Apr 17, 2008 at 11:40 AMMatt Sepic of KWMU called me this morning and he's working on a piece. If it runs, I'll request that he link the story here.
Posted by thomas on Thu., Apr 17, 2008 at 11:42 AMI know from personal dealings with Lisa Andris, the former owner of the Hi-Pointe Cafe, that the building is in dire need of repair. And since they're connected, I would imagine that includes the theater portion. So hopefully that's it... they can renovate/repair the building and find a new operator. We can't lose that theater!
Posted by kopper on Thu., Apr 17, 2008 at 5:07 PMHere's the link to KWMU's coverage. Thanks to Maria Hickey of 90.7 fm for passing this along:
http://publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1262060
Posted by thomas on Thu., Apr 17, 2008 at 5:10 PM