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ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR. Plans to salvage the ornate facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy after a preliminary engineering study found the landmark facade may not be in strong enough to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A group is seeking to turn the property into an amphitheater and outdoor gathering space,

ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR. Plans to salvage the ornate facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy after a preliminary engineering study found the landmark facade may not be in strong enough to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A …

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  • September 8, 2012 11:01 p.m.

ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR..Plans to salvage the ornate facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy after a preliminary engineering study found the landmark facade may not be in strong enough to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A group is seeking to turn the property into an amphitheater and outdoor gathering space,

ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR..Plans to salvage the ornate facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy after a preliminary engineering study found the landmark facade may not be in strong enough to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A group …

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  • September 8, 2012 11:01 p.m.

ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR..Plans to salvage the ornate facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy after a preliminary engineering study found the landmark facade may not be in strong enough to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A group is seeking to turn the property into an amphitheater and outdoor gathering space,

ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR..Plans to salvage the ornate facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy after a preliminary engineering study found the landmark facade may not be in strong enough to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A group …

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  • September 8, 2012 11:01 p.m.

ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR.. Plans to salvage the facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy. A preliminary engineering study says the landmark facade may not be in strong enough condition to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A group is seeking to turn the property into an amphitheater and outdoor gathering space,

ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR.. Plans to salvage the facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy. A preliminary engineering study says the landmark facade may not be in strong enough condition to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A group …

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  • September 8, 2012 11:01 p.m.

ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR..Plans to salvage the ornate facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy after a preliminary engineering study found the landmark facade may not be in strong enough to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A group is seeking to turn the property into an amphitheater and outdoor gathering space,

ROBERT K YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR..Plans to salvage the ornate facade of the long-vacant Paramount Theatre property in downtown Youngstown could be in jeopardy after a preliminary engineering study found the landmark facade may not be in strong enough to withstand demolition of the rest of the structure. A group …

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  • September 8, 2012 11:01 p.m.

VINDICATOR FILE PHOTO...The former Liberty Theater looked like this in July 1929 when it reopened as the Paramount Theater.

VINDICATOR FILE PHOTO...The former Liberty Theater looked like this in July 1929 when it reopened as the Paramount Theater.

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  • September 8, 2012 10:59 p.m.

VINDICATOR FILE PHOTO...The Paramount Theater, downtown Youngstown, reopened in the former Liberty Theater in July 1929 when the city had a bustling downtown anchored by two major department stores, a host of other retail shops and several theaters. This 1956 line to get into the West Federal Street theater stretched around the corner past Fanny Farmer Candies onto Hazel Street. In the hey-dey of motion pictures, block-long queues were standard at all the downtown theaters most Saturdays and Sundays.

VINDICATOR FILE PHOTO...The Paramount Theater, downtown Youngstown, reopened in the former Liberty Theater in July 1929 when the city had a bustling downtown anchored by two major department stores, a host of other retail shops and several theaters. This 1956 line to get into the West Federal Street theater stretched …

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  • September 8, 2012 10:58 p.m.

VINDICATOR FILE PHOTO...A parade of Vindicator carriers passes by the Paramount Theater, downtown Youngstown, in 1937. At left of the theater is McKelvey's Department Store, one of two anchor stores on West Federal Street, along with Strouss-Hirschberg's.

VINDICATOR FILE PHOTO...A parade of Vindicator carriers passes by the Paramount Theater, downtown Youngstown, in 1937. At left of the theater is McKelvey's Department Store, one of two anchor stores on West Federal Street, along with Strouss-Hirschberg's.