I just have to say, as a downtown resident who used to go to the Skyway
Theater, it seemed strange to me that the City did nothing (that I was
aware of) to subsidize or save the Skyway. The Skyway was a venue for
(relatively) inexpensive entertainment for downtowners and city youth,
esp. near north side youth whose only other close option would be the
less well bus serviced Terrace Theater in Robbinsdale.
Think of the money the City has put into downtown entertainment venues
with high ticket prices while it has done little or nothing for
"affordable" downtown entertainment. Think of the (once and future?)
money put into the Schubert. If we can save the Schubert we should have
been able to save the Skyway--or kept it going until other affordable
MOVIE theatres opened for business downtown.
Alan Shilepsky
Downtown
now walking over the bridge to
the tony St. Anthony Main district
