Good news for Colonial Fox

It seems the theater gods are smiling upon the Colonial Fox Theatre recently.

First, the theater is about to be placed on the Kansas Preservation Alliance's of the ‘Most Endangered Historic Places'.

Then, the Colonial Fox Foundation found out it has been given 501(c)3 status, meaning it is a not-for-profit organization, which could be helpful in raising funds.

To top it all off, the 400 for 40K campaign — in which 400 people are being solicited to donate $100 each to raise a total of $40,000 — is just 31 donors from its goal.

"We're hoping by the end of the month we'll be able to do that," said CFF President Vonnie Corsini. "Our goal of course is to pay off the theater. Before Christmas, we'd like to have a nice ceremony and present Marsha Besse with a check to pay off the balance of the theater. Then it will belong to the citizens of SEK."

But one of the big events will be Thursday's announcement from the KPA.

The purpose of the ‘Most Endangered' program is to identify and call attention to irreplaceable historic places in Kansas that are threatened by demolition, neglect, development pressures or vacancy. The goals of the program are to raise awareness about the importance of preserving historic properties in the state of Kansas and to highlight the work of local preservation groups from across the state.

This year's list includes eight historic places, including the Colonial Fox Theatre of Pittsburg, Kansas. Opened in 1920 as the Colonial Theatre, this Italian Renaissance Revival Building features Beaux Arts details and is the only remaining theater in Crawford County from the `Movie Palace' decade of the 1920's.

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