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Save the Amphitheater, Don't Demolish It

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Do not demolish this historical building... What you are attempting is wrong

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Jill Norton
10 years ago

Part of the allure of the Institute is the history of the place. People enjoy seeing things the way they were. It helps us remember who we are and where we can from.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Please don't destroy history!

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Jody Dickinson
10 years ago

Improve, not remove!

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Andrew Broczkowski
10 years ago

Think of what this venue has meant to us for over a century; there is living history in there! Leave it alone!

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Barb Olson
10 years ago

Please don't destroy history

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Suzanne Cordatos
10 years ago

The gloriously historic and beloved Amp cannot be destroyed!

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Flo Quattrone
10 years ago

save the Amphitheater, so many memories for everyone!

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Jonathan Pettit
10 years ago

Chautauqua class of 79. All county band and choir 74 to 79.

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Jean Ellis
10 years ago

save the Amp from destruction

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Carol Lynn Lockhart
10 years ago

So much history! Make improvements, but save the Amp. It's character is the heart of Chautauqua!

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Nancy McEvoy
10 years ago

I have many very fond memories of performing with the combined Chautauqua County High School bands and choruses each June every year from age nine until I graduated as an 18-year-old. It was always the highlight of the school year. Multiply that by the thousands of other students who also participated. And that doesn't even take into consideration the cultural events held in the Amphitheater. I would hate to see a "replica" replace the historic real amphitheater

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Jim Witherington
10 years ago

Save the Amp!

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Stacey Modrusan
10 years ago

Loved performing here in the All-County Band in the 1990s. Holds some nice memories. Don't destroy it.

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BARBARA MYERS
10 years ago

please do not demolish our beloved Amp!

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Patricia Hanavan
10 years ago

My great-grandmother had one of the first houses at Chautauqua, and my family has enjoyed the Amphitheater from then to now. My memories from the early 1960s are as much of the sounds and smells of that wonderful old place as of the programs I enjoyed there. It's a piece of history that is unique, and we have only one chance to save it in its original form. Please don't replace it with a replica. I haven't had a chance to bring my new grandchildren yet!

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Timothy F. Harley
10 years ago

Spent many years at Chautauqua, this is an illogical move in a place all about history. Preserve it !

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Michael Brown
10 years ago

A great place to go, would hate to see it go away.

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Carrie Meikle
10 years ago

Please respect the wishes and memories of generations of owners and visitors.

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Anthony giordano
10 years ago

I don't understand the compelling need to obliterate this historical building.unless there are solid reasons, please preserve it!