To the Editor:
This morning (May 27) as I walked past the Coconut Grove Playhouse discussing with my friend how we are looking forward to its renovation and completion as a functional space, another walker comes up behind us and says, “What an eyesore. Can’t wait to see that thing torn down.”
I understand it’s been neglected for 19 years and is an eyesore in its current state, but I can still see the beauty in the original architecture.
We respond to the man that there is a lot of history in the playhouse. His response was “history moves on” and he walks away.
Understandingly, we were shocked by his response and could only surmise that he was a newcomer from New York (😊).
But I wonder how we can continue the conversation about how to help newcomers appreciate and respect our history, what little there is left of it.
Mary Munroe Seabrook
Coconut Grove
