Breaking News! Last Thursday, May 19, 2005, Fredericksburg re-joined the 21st century and had the "soft opening" of the brand new Stagecoach Theater. While no one seems to be sure whether or not this multi-plex will be two, three or four screens, it opened with much success showing the last installment of the Star Wars series.
For years, we've had no theater. Our drive-in closed years ago and our one-screen "Palace Theater" closed many years ago as well. If you want to experience first-run movies on the big screen, you had to drive 22 miles south to Kerrville and sit in a nasty run down, barely-porno-worthy dive. We now have state of the art projection and sound with stadium seating and high-back rockers! Welcome to the big time!
All you city-folk take that sort of thing for granted. Having moved here from Austin and having two kids who love movies, I really missed that amenity. No more waiting for Blockbuster or NetFlix or Pay-Per-View. Can you tell I'm excited?
While the impending opening of the Wal-Mart Super Center may give some pause, I think that Wal-Mart and the theater will keep jobs and tax revenue in home Fredericksburg rather than see it go scampering off to Kerrville. The more amenities we offer only solidifies our town as being a great place to visit and a great place to live. In my opinion, we need not be courting a "major employer" that will draw permanent residents to the area. Employers feed off of employers and before you know it we look like Austin. No one who lives here wants that. We love our small town and want to keep it that way (albeit with all the modern amenities).
2 comments on Breaking News
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username
said 3 years ago
A bit late, but just to let you know, I am so glad to have a theater here, I really am not sure I care about the impact. I can't believe the travesty of turning the old one into a retail store, when it could have been such a landmark for FBG, but the Stagecoach is helping fill that horrible empty place that was left...
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MentalHealthRN
said 3 years ago
The good thing about that is that teenagers will have a place to go now, instead of hanging out at the malls, etc. I personally enjoy going all alone on a weekday matinee...some people feel uncomfortable going alone, but not me. It's a great escape, plus it is cheaper in the afternoon!
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