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Save the Amphitheater, Don't Demolish It

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Marilyn Woodin
11 years ago

For me, why else go to Chautauqua? I mostly just want to see performer in that wonderful space...

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Ryan Rossotto
11 years ago

Many Pricless memories here with my grandparents. Save the Amp!

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Karen Paluzzi Steele
11 years ago

The purpose of the petition is to show that a large number of people don't want the building demolished. That is why you sign petitions. Petitions are not forums for debate.

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Karen Paluzzi Steele
11 years ago

Unbelievable that demolition is even a topic of discussion

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Lynda Mura
11 years ago

i remember singing there many times. You can't demolish memories.

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Patricia Thomason
11 years ago

Very sad.

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Lori Cannon
11 years ago

I grew up going to the Amp. What a shame the powers to be feel it should be demolished!

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Elizabeth Gibson Richey
11 years ago

I am a 3rd generation Chautauquan. My grandparents had a gate pass for years and there is nothing like attending an event at the Amp. Please do not change what makes this place so extraordinary

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Lori Scofield Rasmuson
11 years ago

Some of my happiest childhood memories are of the Chautauqua Amphitheater. It is a national treasure and should be preserved. I couldn't have said it better than the Buffalo News article: "The Amp brings you in touch with a simpler time; a time when things moved a bit slower; a time before air conditioning and selfies. The deeply embedded character of a place like this can only be achieved through time and the contributions of many generations. It can’t be designed. Is it necessary to remove this treasure and all its history in order to exist and stay relevant in the modern world? Does advancement for the sake of advancement have to be forced at the cost of something that is already wonderful?"

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Diane Connelly
11 years ago

terrible idea

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Belinda Beaman
11 years ago

This iconic building has been woven into the lives of many in WNY. I have too many memories to count of this building.

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Nicole Corbett
11 years ago

Save the Amphitheater!

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Gwenne Sorman
11 years ago

Save History!

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Bethany Coffaro
11 years ago

save this wonderful place it

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Kathryn Crespo
11 years ago

It would be unjust to see this icon destroyed. So many wonderful memories.

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George Grover
11 years ago

Just an amazing piece of our history that needs to be saved...

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Merrie Estella
11 years ago

Please save the amphitheater!!!

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Beverly Weary
11 years ago

i grew up spending a lot of time in Chautauqua grounds, my grandfather worked there, I also worked there as a teenager with my aunt, would hate to see this happen, it's part of our history, this would be a shame!

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Suzette H. Reed-Licht
11 years ago

I cried when I read this. I raged when I read that the Chautauqua Institution feels it can do what ever it wants!

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Mary Jane DOERR
11 years ago

The open air theatre is iconic and not replaceable. If torn down it will erase all vestiges of Chuatauqua's continuing o Americn life and culture.