West 2nd Avenue, looking east toward Main Street traffic lights in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, mid-afternoon 24 February 2017. This is the marquee of the restored Community Theater, advertising an upcoming appearance of a couple of magicians: a magic show.
The stabilized (roof replaced a few years ago) much larger Saenger Theater is shown on the right. Pat Calkins and I went into the Saenger in 2011, when it was open to the public for a day as a fund raising effort (I'd already contributed some money). It was in terrible shape, with a big hole in the roof. Although it is not in imminent danger of collapse and has been "saved" for the time being and is now owned by the City, there is still the big question of how it could be put to use.
On a happier note, the Hotel Pines was recently bought by a non-profit group, Pine Bluff Rising, that plans to renovate it, with something like $35 million in funding, provided the building passes a structural analysis assessment.
