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SEAL BEACH’S BAY THEATRE FOR SALE

 

The Orange County Register’s Jonathan Lansner reports today that the 1947 Bay Theatre, Seal Beach’s landmark Main Street movie house, can be yours for a mere $3.3 million.

Sadly, lifetime Netflix service would be much cheaper.

“While it’s being marketed as a potential site for a market-savvy movie buff, it also could be converted into a restaurant, office or retail space,” Lansner writes–clearly overlooking its indoor swapmeet potential.

You know what else the Bay would be good as? A movie theater! But that’s probably too obvious.

“It’s irreplaceable, one-of-a-kind real estate,” CB Richard Ellis agent Joe Miller, who represents the family that’s owned the theater since 1975, told Lansner. “If someone has a vision, they can do something with it.”

Yeah, and someone with vision–and, perhaps, a heart–could maintain it as one of the last single-screen movie theaters in Southern California.

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  • Pietro Nuzzi
    Oh my God, someone please please buy this and keep it a theater. I love the Bay and it's been my dream since I was a child to manage a revival movie house, but looking at the sorry state of my bank account, there's no way I can come up with 3.3 million. I am accepting loan offers however...anyone? Anyone?
  • yeah that is kinda sad, I wouldn't say that I am a regular patron... but that place IS pretty cool. I always thought it would be great as a bar/theater combo, where you watch the movie, but drink and socialize too. Someone with lots of money take my idea sucka!
  • howardx
    theres lots of those kinds of places opening up, that is an excellent idea. i would love to be able to do that.
  • Andy
    An excellent site for two-on-a-lot stucco townhomes with no setbacks or any nod to the surrounding environment.

    The keyword is "irreplaceble." which coming from a realtor's mouth, means "for the right price."
  • Man - this sucks... Support the Art Theater on 4th! Showing Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing tomorrow, 5/12/09...
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