The Old Broadway TheaterMarquee Should Be a Landmark

The Old Broadway TheaterMarquee Should Be a Landmark

In February, news broke that McDonald’s had filed for a permit to spend $750,000 to turn the old Broadway Theater (once our most fashionable Rite Aid) into a fast food restaurant. We groaned a collective groan. McDonald’s doesn’t just move in. They turn storefronts into a wash of grays and blacks, with ever-growing golden arches. In our March issue, Emily Nokes begged for a little more imagination: “‘Preservation’ is a loaded concept when we nee…