El Cajon City Council has proposed demolishing the East County Performing Arts Center (ECPAC) and putting in a hotel. The community worked hard to get the theater built and we want to ensure that it is reopened and operated for all stakeholders in the community.
The future of ECPAC can be much more than the El Cajon City Council has been able to envision. If we work together, the theater district can be a gleaming attraction for people all over the county, and a robust boost to the music and performance cluster in the East County.
The prospect of watching our theater turn into a hotel remains heavy on my mind. I am currently spending my evenings digging through public records to challenge the narrative they keep pushing at city hall. It is exhausting work but the history of this space is worth keeping alive.
April 26, 2012
Seeing this kind of movement is overwhelming after so many months of feeling like we were shouting into the void. It is exhausting work to keep fighting for this building but knowing so many of you are in this with me makes it impossible to quit.
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Brenda Lambert
14 years ago
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Fix it up and let us use it. It is a waste to just let it sit there or turn it into concrete.
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Linda Frost
14 years ago
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So many memories at this theater. My daughter did her first dance recital there. Please rethink this
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Sarah Sharma
14 years ago
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we dont need another hotel. we need a place for our kids to perform and see real art in east county. keep ecpac open!!
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Jason Webb
14 years ago
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ridiculous. the city council is totally out of touch with what the community actually wants.
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David Patterson
14 years ago
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EL CAJON NEEDS CULTURE NOT MORE ROOMS FOR TOURISTS. save the arts center!!!!
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Mike Donnelly
14 years ago
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This place has history. Stop tearing down everything good in this city just for more hospitality industry garbage.
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El Cajon City Council has proposed demolishing the East County Performing Arts Center (ECPAC) and putting in a hotel. The community worked hard to get the theater built and we want to ensure that it is reopened and operated for all stakeholders in the community.
The future of ECPAC can be much more than the El Cajon City Council has been able to envision. If we work together, the theater district can be a gleaming attraction for people all over the county, and a robust boost to the music and performance cluster in the East County.
The prospect of watching our theater turn into a hotel remains heavy on my mind. I am currently spending my evenings digging through public records to challenge the narrative they keep pushing at city hall. It is exhausting work but the history of this space is worth keeping alive.
April 26, 2012
Seeing this kind of movement is overwhelming after so many months of feeling like we were shouting into the void. It is exhausting work to keep fighting for this building but knowing so many of you are in this with me makes it impossible to quit.
6 Comments
B
Brenda Lambert
14 years ago
Featured
Fix it up and let us use it. It is a waste to just let it sit there or turn it into concrete.
L
Linda Frost
14 years ago
Featured
So many memories at this theater. My daughter did her first dance recital there. Please rethink this
S
Sarah Sharma
14 years ago
Featured
we dont need another hotel. we need a place for our kids to perform and see real art in east county. keep ecpac open!!
J
Jason Webb
14 years ago
Featured
ridiculous. the city council is totally out of touch with what the community actually wants.
D
David Patterson
14 years ago
Featured
EL CAJON NEEDS CULTURE NOT MORE ROOMS FOR TOURISTS. save the arts center!!!!
M
Mike Donnelly
14 years ago
Featured
This place has history. Stop tearing down everything good in this city just for more hospitality industry garbage.
Fix it up and let us use it. It is a waste to just let it sit there or turn it into concrete.