<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4X2sUK_1FdWTFgy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4X2sUK_1FdWTFgy00" width="1200" height="600" >DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The West Theatre in Duluth’s Spirit Valley neighborhood remains closed as owner Bob Boone works to raise tens of thousands of dollars before a midnight deadline, ahead of a court hearing Wednesday morning.Boone said the financial squeeze traces back to loans taken out just before the 2020 pandemic, around the time he reopened the historic West Theatre and later the nearby Alhambra.“You know, it’s a good thing for the town. I did it because I thought Duluth would benefit from it, and I think it would be a shame if it does not remain open,” Boone said.Crowds eventually returned for movies and live shows, but lingering debt triggered a foreclosure order resulting in the theater’s temporary closure.“A judge has a receiver to protect the safety of the building and the integrity of it, a court receiver that patrols it and makes sure everything is fine,” Boone said.To regain access to the building and avoid a six-month court-ordered shutdown, Boone faces a midnight deadline to raise a $394,000 total. He said a community fundraising push is underway.“We have had over 650 people chip in in small and large amounts… smallest is twenty, and the largest is 50,000,” Boone said.Neighbors said the theater’s impact extends to nearby businesses on Central Avenue.“We are all rooting for Bob to keep the theater open. It’s a great asset to West Duluth; it brings people to the neighborhood... we definitely have people come in when they are waiting to go to the West,” Sarah Brown, owner of Zenith Bookstore, said.Boone has raised about $330,000 so far, leaving a gap of roughly $64,000 before the midnight deadline. He said if he falls short, restarting after a six-month closure could push costs past $1 million.Boone is asking for community support through social media. Community members are contributing through memberships, sponsorships, legacy loans and cash donations.</div></body>

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DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The West Theatre in Duluth’s Spirit Valley neighborhood remains closed as owner Bob Boone works to raise tens of thousands of dollars before a midnight deadline, ahead of a court hearing Wednesday morning. Boone said the financial squeeze traces back to loans taken...

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DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The West Theatre in Duluth’s Spirit Valley neighborhood remains closed as owner Bob Boone works to raise tens of thousa

Duluth’s West Theatre faces midnight deadline to avoid foreclosure shutdown

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