Thank you so much Cleo for letting me know some of the possible reasons. I have fond memories of this place...shame to see it go. I did love the Walker sculpture garden too. Hopefully they will put up some beautiful displays to make up for this. ;-)
I use to work their as an usher, one of the best jobs i've had.
benympls 2 years ago
Why did they do this - why not just use it for something else?!
BlargyBlue 4 years ago
As far as I know:
1 - Walker Art Center owns the property and wanted to expand outdoor exhibits;
2 - The Guthrie finally got its bigger building;
3 - There is presently a surplus of theater space in this area;
4 - There didn't seem to be anyone who was willing to pay for the upkeep;
5 - Moving the building was deemed infeasible (it was built into a hillside, not sitting on a simple foundation).
cleostreet 4 years ago
Thank you so much Cleo for letting me know some of the possible reasons. I have fond memories of this place...shame to see it go. I did love the Walker sculpture garden too. Hopefully they will put up some beautiful displays to make up for this. ;-)
BlargyBlue 4 years ago
GREAT SCOTT!
rayofminneapolis 5 years ago
That's far more dignified than what I said, when I first found out that this would happen.
cleostreet 5 years ago