Finally, after years of doing nothing, work on demolishing the Paramount will begin July 8th and be completed sometime in September. Once this is done shutterbugs will no longer have this eyesore to photograph and put up on the internet, and while another parking lot is not my personal idea of what to do with the land, it will be better than what's there right now.
The sad part about it is that it brings to a final conclusion an end to the pie in the sky schemes of the "arts dreamers" who have in the past come forward with all sorts of unfinanced ideas.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jun/29/final-prep-begins-for-razing-theater/ (http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jun/29/final-prep-begins-for-razing-theater/)
Since all of the work will be done at night thus avoiding conflict with normal downtown business, the work should go relatively quickly, and hopefully Jay can furnish those of us who can't get downtown with progress reports and photos. He does great work on this score, and we will thank him in advance for his efforts.