Day 1

Off to a good start... sort of

I arrived this morning at the theatre at 8am. The lock was too rusted to use the key, so I called the realtor. She said it might be a while, so I looked around a little and snapped a few photos outside.

Above the loading dock door, you can see the theatre once had 3 arches in front, with columns to support them.

It looks like someone has been smoking out on the loading dock, using a sea shell as an ashtray.

On one of the columns, a flyer advertising guitar lessons by some guy named Ben.

The loading dock door and the rickety fire escape above it.

About an hour later, a man named Sal finally arrived with an extension ladder. He managed to climb in through a broken 2nd story window and then he opened the loading dock door.

When I got inside, it was dark and a little creepy. An old honky-tonk piano was onstage, with the full ashtray still resting on top of it.

Sal managed to pry the entrance door open once we were inside. Then I spent the morning sweeping the stage and clearing debris from around the electrical boxes. Surprisingly, the exit sign still works, all it needed was a bulb.

Even though I had a rough start, today was a productive day. I will say: I most certainly have my work cut out for me!

Some old window casings with broken glass, stacked near the door.