As you may have heard, the previous owner of the Ridglea Theater complex lost the building to FixFunding, LLC, a funding company based in Dallas. The complex has been up for sale and may have already been sold to a bank. Richard has shown the Ridglea to their "team" of architects more than once.
However, the City of Fort Worth has requested that IF FOLKS DO NOT LIKE THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE, THEY SHOULD LET CITY COUNCILMAN W.B. "ZIM" ZIMMERMAN AND THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL KNOW IMMEDIATELY!
Richard and I would love to get this stopped - not because of what we do here (after all, we need to retire sometime) but simply because this is the last of the grand old buildings in Fort Worth. It would be a shame to lose part of the heritage of Fort Worth, and it should be preserved! The paintings are original! The mosaic floor could never be replaced, and the structure itself inside is beautiful. Of course the present owners are probably not interested in the history, and I can see their point - they are in the business of making money.
This is going to hit the newspapers immediately, and we would like to let our loyal supporters know what is going on! It's HORRID!!!! Our lease runs into early next spring, so we hope we can stay at least that long.
Meanwhile, it’s BUSINESS AS USUAL! Ridglea Theater needs the local support now more than ever. Please contact the Fort Worth City Council, and let them know how much you want the Ridglea Theater to stay!
If you would like to help support the preservation of Ridglea Theater, please use the contact information below to make your voice heard.
City Councilman W.B. Zimmerman
District 3 Office
1000 Throckmorton St.
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Telephone: 817-392-8803
Fax: 817-392-6187
E-mail:
District3@fortworthgov.org
