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BEFORE:
The concession stand was originally built in the Roxy's
lobby in 1953, a full 23 years after the theatre first
opened. In 1981, we enlarged the lobby by removing a few
rows of seats, and
installed a suspended tile ceiling to conceal some radiator
pipes. The lobby has remained essentially the same since.
AFTER:
A fairly simple remodeling idea turned into a complete
refurbishment of the concession stand. Read on to see how we
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The stairway
wall was originally covered with
wood paneling sometime
in the 1960s, as seen in the small picture to the
right.
We thought that paneling looked bad, and removed it
in 1979... and found two large holes in the original plaster!
So we re-covered the wall with brick paneling, and
two years later we used the same pattern in the
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Our original
plan was simply to remove all the brick paneling in the
lobby and replace it with painted drywall, which is how the
concession area was originally finished. This led to the
decision to remove the suspended ceiling, which
exposed this florescent fixture and the radiator pipes,
along with a heating duct and some wiring. New lighting was
thus added to the list. The changes to the original plan
began to mount up! |
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The paneling
is removed. We called in a team from Pepsi-Cola to remove
our Pepsi machine while the work went on...and that's when
we discovered our back counter was beyond repair. Years of
use had just worn it out. Our contractors had just one day
to build a new cabinet and turn this disastrous scene into a fully
functioning (although unfinished) concession stand!
In the left
picture, you can see our main contractor, the very camera
shy Tom Ungefug from
Nova Construction, and Clay Espy, helper. |
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Don Hotter
from Don's Electric installs new incandescent lighting in
the ceiling, while a worker from Pepsi-Cola installs the
Pepsi machine into the new countertop. Then the front
counter and popcorn machine were slid back into place,
temporarily, and we were back in
business... a little rough around the edges, but the popcorn
was as good as ever and that's what counts. |
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The
Roxy is closed most Thursdays, so our contractors would
schedule major work that day. For four weeks, our
concession crew would remove nearly everything from the
concession stand after the Wednesday shows so the work could
continue until Friday afternoon, when we'd move essential
equipment
back into place again. |
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A nice
change from the dark brick paneling!
That's Lynn Blakesley looking things over through
the doorway. Lynn picked out most of the new colors for the
project.
The new back
counter has doors for the first time in this picture.
Our "temporary" menu signs let people know our prices while
new signage is being designed. |
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Though he's
hard to spot in this picture, Jesse Hotter from Don's
Electric works on adding outlets to the boxoffice.
Originally, the office had just one outlet. Now we
have eight, and they're all in use! |
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Brad Matteson, flooring
contractor, surveys the concession floor before removing the
old laminate flooring and installing new linoleum.
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This picture (at
right) was taken after all the major work was done.
We've since added better signage and completed a bit
more minor trim work.
The stairway now reveals an original wall that had
been covered for over 30 years. The trim around the
auditorium doorway (a relic of the 1950s) was also
replaced with new trim that matches the rest of the
lobby trim. |
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As with all of our
remodeling projects, this one wouldn't have been possible without
the support of our loyal moviegoers. We also owe a huge debt
of gratitude to Tom Ungefug for his patience and hard work with this
ever-growing project. ~ Mike and Lynn Blakesley
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