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Save the Amphitheater, Don't Demolish It

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Kristen L. Olson
11 years ago

The Amp IS historic as it is. It probably doesn't have any certifications because everyone thought it was obvious.

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Michael J Whitcher
11 years ago

Please devise a more limited plan that saves the Amp while at the same time, preserves what is unique about this historic community treasure.

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Nancy McCormack
11 years ago

I attribute Chautauqua with how I became Me. A great part of my development came from what I experienced at the Amphitheater!Improve the benches, maybe make the concrete ramps safer.. Preserve yhis national treasure!

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Rosina Chevalier
11 years ago

Keep the Ampitheater as IS!

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tess asel
11 years ago

why destroy such a historical building?!

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Christine Corrado
11 years ago

If it ain't broke, don't "fix" it. This historic structure is perfectly functional--and highly aesthetically pleasing--just as it is.

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Robin Smyers
11 years ago

Please preserve the Amp's historic integrity. It is our duty to ensure generations to come understand and appreciate this amazing building.

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Daniel Culross
11 years ago

Demolishing is not the way to progress. One of the many benefits of attending this great place is knowing that you are in the same assembly space that others beofre us have been in. If authenticity is so important and the listing oin the National Register was so improtnat, then the Board needs to seriously reconsider what they are on the Board for.

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Mina Nridrauer
11 years ago

It would be criminal to demolish this wonderful

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Freda Pyles
11 years ago

The amphitheater is a special place, with an incredible history that should be retained. People love attending events in that facility, and appreciate all the building has seen and heard.

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Carole Morey
11 years ago

The charm of the Chautauqua Institute is it's historical houses and buildings, and the Amphitheater is the gem! Please don't take away the centerpiece and the biggest draw of the Institute!

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Bonnie Lincoln
11 years ago

The demolition project has raised too many questions; I think this project needs to be reconsidered.

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Belinda Green
11 years ago

So many memories. The replacement with a replica would be like bulldozing all of Chautauqua to modernize.

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Beth Blanks
11 years ago

Preserve!!!

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Rick Matava
11 years ago

A national treasure

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Stephen Paskey
11 years ago

Nat ... You're obviously more than just another concerned citizen: you have a dog in this hunt. Why don't you tell us who you are, and what your relationship is to Chautauqua? And if you didn't want to sign it, start your own and comment there.

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Kristen Smith
11 years ago

Would be a terrible mistake!!!

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Michelle feit
11 years ago

some things are worth the fight.

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Ruth Mohn
11 years ago

Make the necessary improvements, but retain the essence of what many consider to be the center of Chautauqua, emotiionally, joyously, and worth celebrating.

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Medora Ebersole
11 years ago

Let's take care of what we have