From today's paper:

Man seeks liquor license for theater


Montgomery County resident Mark Brody approached the Board of License Commissioners for Washington County on Wednesday to ask them the requirements for opening a cinema that serves alcohol at 27-31 N. Conococheague St. in Williamsport.


Brody said he is buying the building, which features a clock tower, and thinks Williamsport could be "a little Georgetown" with the right direction.


The commissioners told Brody that he would have to file an application and meet other requirements, like finding a resident agent, to receive a license.

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I live in Williamsport (town limits, not right in the downtown) and this is the first I've heard about this. It's an exciting idea and one that I think might work. There is some pretty interesting architecture in tiny downtown Williamsport, buildings which have deteriorated over the decades, but still have great potential for renovation. Having a destination-type business as an anchor in that block would hopefully attract other businesses nearby...I could envision Williamsport as Sheperdstown only without the college.

Does anybody this this would be economically viable for the cinema owner? Would a theatre geared towards grownups be a good thing (no obnoxious teens talking on their phones and kicking the back of your seat), or be a bad thing (drunken adults talking too loud)? There are cinema and draft houses in more metropolitan areas, and from what I've heard they are successful. From how far away would moviegoers travel...Martinsburg, Hagerstown, Frederick? What about parking?

I say bring it on -- I'd love me a glass o'wine with a movie (as I'm sure HEATHER would too) And when the movie is over you could go to Tony's Pizza Time Cafe for pizza and (another) beer.

Sounds like not a bad idea for the town that was once in consideration for the Capitol City of the United States.

Williamsport is a neat little town, along the banks of the Potomac. I always thought it had a lot of character. This could very well be the start of something big.

The Maryland Theatre serves wine during it's intermissions, so this isn't a new or bad idea.

ill drink to that.

FIX IT FOR YA!!!

The sheetz and McD's are the dirtiest ones I have ever been in...Conococheague St could use a face lift but I like wolf's on the square...

Rock-n-Roll legend Bryan Kimes wrote a song about living on Conococheague St...

As if Georgetown isn't dirty itself? Hee hee!

I don't go in the McD's, Greedy, but I agree with you 100% on that Sheetz. Ugh. Use only in the event of an absolute emergency!

I didn't mean to imply that Williamsport is a dead town (Daisy Mae can say that if she wants, though ) , it's just that there are a few businesses down there but not too many, not enough for people from out of town to make a trip. Having a movie theater would help all those existing small businesses, and would also help to establish new endeavors in the "jinxed" spaces like the one on the square (it seems to open and close 3 or 4 times a year).

Parking is a big problem in that town. That town has alot of history.

Is Williamsport still the 'drug capitol' of the tri-state area?

NO, Waynesboro is

Seriously, "back in the day" (80's & early 90's) I tended bar at Third Base and Williamsport was rife with druggies/dealers. Open-air drug deals, late night parties after the bars clossed, even visible drug use IN the bars while they were OPEN.

Moved away in the mid-90's and haven't been back since

You guys KNOW I live in Waynesboro, and I KNOW the problems we're having with herion/crack, but I sure don't think Waynesbuggy is up to the hey-day of Williamsport (and I have 2 teenagers and 1 20-something).

So...is Williamsport still a drug-induced mess, or have they cleaned up their act?

I've been out of the drug business for almost a year now (the good side, damnit!), but Third Base was one of the hotter spots in town. NTF (narcotics task force) just kind of ignored it.

The circuit board designer?

What's that address again?

Schwing!


Count me in!


w00t, makings of a future meet n greet.





Through the seven degrees of Greedy, we might be associated.

I think a lot of town have problems with drugs.
Some more then others, It's only getting worse.
Even Hagerstown has a problem with drug dealers & drug users.

no I'M the ex-printed circuit board designer...now it's all mechanical design
http://bryankimes.com/
Bryan needs to update...slacker
let the good times roll
let them knock you around
let the good times roll
let them make you a clown

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair...

on a side note I really like how they played the cars-let the good times roll at the end of Rescue Me

did someone say something about a circuit board designer ;-) I thought we were few and far between in this area lol

THAT'S WHY I SWITCHED PATHS...I did pcb design for about 10 years using Cadence Allegro software CMD...

very kewl greedy, i'm currently working in Allegro. I also have worked with Mentor and Pads. Been at it for 7 yrs now

Thought I'd revive this thread. I haven't heard anything more about this. Has anybody else? I hope the idea hasn't been abandoned.

I haven't heard a thing about it, and I hope that it hasn't been shot down. I have fond memories of the Arlington Cinema and Draft house.