https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b7af745f286dce4cce2347785542d7fb.pdf d253994cfb6a8677b67beb3bcd1fb6e6 PDF Text Text Theater Burns, Almost · What could have settled the argument of the old 'theater building between the owner, Chives Prosser, right foreground, and Johnsonville City Officials, would have been the destruction of the building by the fire which firemen 'are fighting. Water was shot through the windows and through the roofless top as members of the Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Department fought to distinguish the fire while Police Chief Carl Skinner, left foreground, directed traffic from around the scene. For inside view of building look elsewhere in paper. Fire ·Destroys Old Theater Buil~jpg It appeared last Friday morning that fate would settle the question of _renQvation or demolition of the old Prosser Theater building in John· sonville, a controversy which has been going on for some time between city officialS ~d the er, Chives Prosser. However, the quick action of the Johnsonville Volunteer Fire •JUeJJar·untem resulted in saving brick building and the • <tue.sticm remains. In a telephone interview from · home in Johnsonville .,.,.u,,u.,,y, Prosser told the that he had been in the building the day •t"'f'"r" the fire. He noted that roof had fallen in as a result the severe snow and ice tnr•m four years ago". He said of the roof material had between the seats and he would be much easier to burn the material inside than It Wfluld to try to take it out by hand. He said metal roof on the building, the fire was well attended at all that in two weeks he would times, and that someone was it looking quite differently. left with the fire Monday night. Questioned about the matte~· After becoming ill Monday of the building which has night, he returned to the scene an eyesore and considered on Tuesday morning, he said, safety hazard since operation but didn't feel like continuing the theatre . ended with the work, so at that time proximately 13 years the fire was put out, with water, Mayor Connie De Camps to his staisfaction. only, "The officials are Iuul\.lu.~ Prosser said he left the down into the matter in regards to town area at 11 a.m. to return to safety of our citizens." his home, and that at ap· refused further comment. proximately 11:30 he received a Delight Amusement Center, telephone call saying that the business located in f.l buiildingll front of his building was on fire. adjacent to the old He said he had no idea what building, had been happened unless the "wind the fire because it was stirred up a spark." to be unsafe due to the fact "If anyone is to blame for the fire may have wc"n.'"'~'u what happened it is me," walls of the building and Prosser said, "I was burning on might possibly collapse. my own property, and I felt I walls have been braced and was completely in my rights.". amusement center opened He said Monday afternoon he business Monday night. was on his way to Florence to Fire Ghief Irby Stone said purchase material to put a department received the call iillililiiiliiiiiliiiili.iilliliiiil-.;.;..~~~~~~~~~~~ the old theater building at 11: a.m . on Tuesday morning responded with two trucks. . to �. Demolition Stage 1 The old Johnsonville , 1 F · Theater Building a la ndmark 1· n th e t own for many years came d 0\\~1 as t nda y afternoon as a demolition crew from Charlesto d th structu•·e tn a matter of hour s. The first step pictured above was to :~a~: e back corner of the old building with cables attached to a heavy duty lo:der. wn a Demolition Stage 2 ,. effective ly razing the backwall of the old theater building the-wall facing Belview Street was d emolished when they wer e pushed- over by the hea vy equipment used by tht> demolition crew. Then the other side wall was pulled tow ard the insid(.' of the origina l building by tnea• s of heavy c lUes strung • IWQ. .~ll~an be seen falling onto a pile of · ' • . / J, .. ' ') �Demolition Stage 3 The last section of wall to be brought down in last Friday's demolition of the old theater building on the corner of Broadway and Belview Streets ill Johnsonville seems to be precariously balanced in midair before it came crashing down addi!lll to the pile of brick and rubble at the site of the old building which was dewllr'p,yed by fire the week before . Conference Chives Prosser, owner of the old Johnsonville theater building which was par• tially destroyed by £ire two weeks ago demolished last weekend is shown reading the contract allowing the demolition crew to raze the structure. Shown from left are Buddy Feagin, Johnsonville police officer, Carl Skinner. Chief of P{){ice. P rosser and l\lr . S\H•atmao, eontractor. The contract ('allt'd for the buildinJ,! to bf' razed , U1e lot to be cleaned an 1·ough g1·41ded. Tht• (; at •• ., Joun om Ill~ ent '' l into the contract for the demolition of the building when the building was found to be unsafe following the fire. \5•1 J,.. "/? � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prosser Theater In Johnsonville Burns, 1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 1977 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Weekly Observer Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weekly Observer Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer The Weekly Observer