Even before the downtown Village Theatre closed in 2000 more than five decades after it opened with a double-feature showing of “Irish Eyes Are Smiling” and “The Well-Groomed Bride” Coronado residents had rallied to save the quaint, Art Deco structure.
The continued drumbeat for preservation inspired city officials to issue a grant last year for a renovation project. Next Monday, after nearly 10 years of false starts and stalled negotiations, demolition and restoration will begin inside the 1947 movie house. The venue is expected to reopen next March.
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