[QUOTE=margaretmattson;2233088]
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
I am pretty sure the Developers were funding the Villages theaters. They have private viewing boxes in the Old Mill Playhouse and did have one at the Barnstorm Theater.
They were not about making money but creating a lifestyle for retirees who had grown up going to movies.[/QUOTE
I have seen developers negotiate leases with kickbacks like a private viewing box. The developer is merely exercising his right to use a portion of his property for personal use as long as it is agreed upon by both parties. It does not mean that he is involved in the daily operation of that commercial business.
The villages is a unique entity and I love learning more about it every day. I would really love to hear from someone in the know!
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I have never seen any indication that the Villages theaters were privately owned. None at all. Restaurants yes as I know some relatives of some of their owners. And used to talk to the former owner of Red Sauce when she would bring her family's pooch to a local dog park and go over how difficult it was sometimes to get the cooks' needed ingredients in on a timely basis. Her and her husband had come before Red Sauce had even opened for business in Sumter Landing. But after they opened he was needed at the restaurant.