Okay, bear with me here. Please re-read this article about the Madison Theater. By any chance does the Pere Marquette have some sort of historical status??
@QuispNQuake It is my understanding that when Marriott first came on the scene that they told some people in city hall about places where they had hotels and had seen old theaters restored to a thriving future. Marriott also gave them names of the developers. As far as can be determined nothing was ever done with the information.
Isn't Steve Tarter on the city hall beat? Is he just somewhere walking into a corner over and over again? Does Steve have a brain? Or is he just a robot programmed by Gatehouse to reprint city press releases? Error error error.
@QuispNQuake Just remembered something about the historical status of the hotel. The elevators there are small but the original interiors and original doors. There was talk of putting larger elevators during the renovations. But the cost,time,and approval process precluded it.
@billybob : I'm pretty sure it has some type of historical status. I went to the Facebook page that Bill Ordaz is the head of, and you can find it there.
Its a slot machine and people just keep feeding it,,,,,, waiting for that payout that's eating up every dollar spent on it. First bring something down town people need or want to be part of then you'll see money come to this city.
It wasn't a grocery store as such. it was an oversized 7-11 that was on the corner of Main and Madison that lasted for awhile before it faded from the scene.
There is someone who works downtown that really thinks a diner is what's needed and from time to time looks around at available space.
