Bye Bye, Barnstorm Theater
 

From the Dec. 9 Daily Sun:

Construction crews will soon begin interior demolition of the Barnstorm Building at Brownwood Paddock Square. The work will prepare the building to be leased out to a yet-to-be-determined tenant.

The building has been vacant since 2020 when the Barnstorm Theater closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since that time, the movie theater industry has been in flux due to the rise of at-home streaming and a decline in new theatrical releases. After showing some signs of bouncing back in 2023, the U.S. box office in 2024 has fallen off by about 7% to about $7.7 billion, according to IMDb. That total is about a 25% decrease from the pre- pandemic total of $10.3 billion in 2019.

Shame, we'd love a movie theatre on the south side, especially one with comfortable seating and food delivered to the table.

I heard from a reliable source it's going to be a Gentleman's Club.

Still miss going to the Barnstorm Theater.

Unfortunately that model does not seem to work anymore

Thanks for posting Champ.

Sad to see it go, but I / We did not support it enough.

Let's move forward.

what in the world is a gentlemans club ,, and be very specific

Maybe poster for got to use the Sheldon sign

lol.. I believe that placed is called 'Home'.

Yea. Like, where are you going to get the girls?

But putting all kidding aside, it's a sad day, but it happens

What do people want to see there? What business would you patronize?

I guess my vote would be for an Indian restaurant.

That's a great idea. I've always though the cowboys at Brownwood were over-represented and Indians should get equal billing.

Greek restaurant.

Girls would have to be from outside the bubble. Just like Hooters will get them from, or at least we can hope.

I could agree with an ethnic restaurant (Greek or Indian would both be good) except....

- it won't be authentic
- it won't have the dishes I want to see
- it will be over priced
- it will be too spicy
- it won't be spicy enough
- it won't be as good as the restaurant back where I came from
- the only place to get good ____ food is _____

... and all of that is likely to happen before the first customer is served!

O boy, a pool hall!:pray:

Maybe indoor Pedal tennis the fastest growing sport in world! according to them?