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Postcard: Bird's Eye View showing Irem Temple, looking North, Wilkes Barre, PA Click here to buy this item now on Delcampe   | |
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Subject: Bird's Eye View showing Irem Temple, looking North,
Wilkes Barre, PA Condition: Excellent (See scans) Back side: Divided Circulated: Yes Year: 1909 Publisher: F. H. Kirby & Co. Postmark: October 14, 1909, Oliver Mills, PA "The 107-year-old Irem Temple building, a historic landmark on North Franklin Street, once was Wilkes-Barre's primary public performance venue. Today, the once-grand building has fallen into disrepair and has no heat, lights or electricity. But city and chamber officials are trying to save it. During a tour by flashlight Wednesday, Ross Macarty, vice president of community development, real estate and special projects for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry, showed that water damage has taken a toll on the deteriorating building and thieves have stolen copper and brass inside over the past two months. The Greater Wilkes-Barre Development Corp., an arm of the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry, bought the
building in 2005 for $992,000, using a combination of federal,
state and chamber funds. The chamber and city are seeking $2.4
million in state gaming funds to bring the building up to code and
return it to use." (Attribution: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/funds-sought-to-restore-wilkes-barre-irem-temple-1.1434055) | |