Boyd Theatre Rally

May 22 Friends of the Boyd need YOU to join us at a RALLY to save the historic Boyd Theatre, in front of the theater, on 1908 Chestnut Street on Thursday May 22 at LUNCHTIME, starting at 11:30 AM. Howard Haas, President of the Friends of the Boyd, will summarize the ever-evolving status of the stalled restoration effort and explain how Philadelphia’s last movie palace finds itself in jeopardy of demolition again. John Gallery, Director of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia will speak on why the Alliance included the Boyd Theatre in their 2008 Endangered Property List. Babette Josephs, State Representative, will speak on why the community deserves a reopened Boyd Theatre. Adrian Fine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation will speak on the national plight of movie palaces.