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<center><h3> Landmark Theatre balcony to be inspected </h3></center> | <center><h3> Landmark Theatre balcony to be inspected </h3></center> | ||
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She said the balcony was constructed extremely well. The Landmark is 53 years old. | She said the balcony was constructed extremely well. The Landmark is 53 years old. | ||
In a letter in last Friday's ''Herald-Journal'', a Geneseo man said he attended the Costello concert and was concerned about the balcony. "The balcony began to noticeably shake and as the momentum increased the shaking increased in proportion from a quiver to a steady violent motion," according to a portion of the letter, written by Steven F. Pravato. | In a [[:File:1982-08-27 Syracuse Herald-Journal clipping 01.jpg|letter]] in last Friday's ''Herald-Journal'', a Geneseo man said he attended the Costello concert and was concerned about the balcony. "The balcony began to noticeably shake and as the momentum increased the shaking increased in proportion from a quiver to a steady violent motion," according to a portion of the letter, written by Steven F. Pravato. | ||
In addition, a couple of other concert-goers privately voiced their concerns to the newspaper. | In addition, a couple of other concert-goers privately voiced their concerns to the newspaper. | ||
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Mrs. Bernthal said there's a chance the balcony's architectural design does allow for some sway or motion, but she wasn't sure. | Mrs. Bernthal said there's a chance the balcony's architectural design does allow for some sway or motion, but she wasn't sure. | ||
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<center><h3> Is theatre safe for rock 'n' roll? </h3></center> | |||
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The Landmark Theater is preserved and once again active. Yet I wonder if this is truly a happy event. The beauty of the theater is certainly unquestionable and undated, but is the safety of the theater equally as unquestionable and undated? Perhaps not. | |||
Last week I attended a rock concert at the theater, at which I was seated in the balcony. As the performers excited the youthful audience many people swarmed into the aisles and began to. dance. Others danced in.place in front of their seats. | |||
Before long the balcony began to noticeably shake and as the momentum increased the shaking increased in proportion from a quiver to a steady violent motion. It made me wonder if the architectural design of the building includes a safe capacity for this type of movement. | |||
If not, every rock concert held at the theater is a potential threat to the hundreds of unsuspecting people who attend them. A dancing, stamping rock audience, after all, is much more appreciatively violent than even the worst of thundering ovations at a more traditional event. | |||
If last year's disaster at the Hyatt-Regency has taught us anything, it has hopefully taught us to be more wary of the strength and flexibility of our publicly patronized buildings. | |||
Steven F. Pravato, Geneseo. | |||
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