Mixed feelings on the way residents view the old Port Theater

I believe that the Port Theater deserves landmark status. It is a

wonderful building. It needs to be preserved.

DEMETRIO KERRISON

Newport Coast

It definitely should be established as a landmark status. I think

it would be a crime to eliminate it.

JOAN NEPILLE

Newport Beach

I think it should be a landmark theater, considering that in the

Corona del Mar area there is hardly anything of culture there anyway.

So if some independent theater could run, I think that would be

good for the community and good for Newport Beach

KEVIN WILKES

Costa Mesa

I do not think that it warrants landmark status.

I have been a 35-year resident, I have been to the Port Theater

and to me it has absolutely no historical value. I mean it is not

like the Huntington Museum or something.

I would venture to say 80% of the people in Newport have never

walked into the Port Theater. It doesn’t have any architectural value

at all, it is an eyesore, I believe, and I believe it should be torn

down. And I don’t think the taxpayers’ money should go into reviving

it because I don’t see any value in it.

LINDA THOMPSON

Newport Beach

I have lived in Corona del Mar 30 years. I was there at the

opening of the Port Theater. I saw many movies there, I saw “Gone

with the Wind” there.

I think it is a very nice little theater. I think they ought to

restore it and have old movies. Some of the older people would enjoy

that and they could even walk or come at daytime or at night.

A lot of the young people miss out on some of those wonderful old

movies.

MAUDIE WHYTE

Corona del Mar

Port Theater is a cool thing, keep it.

RUSSELL JENKINS

Corona del Mar

I would say yes it does; it has been there for a very long time.

Another theater in that location would be wonderful to refurbish it,

even for a smaller audience would be a plus and I would be unhappy to

see it go to another use.

JUDY COOPER

Corona del Mar

Please keep the Port and Balboa theaters. We can do something with

them, we must preserve some of the beauty of Old Newport. I always

was going to the Port when it was open, so let’s hope we keep it.

GLORIA RUZICKA

Newport Beach

I am in favor of keeping the landmark status.

BETTY BLOOD

Corona del Mar

I believe that the theater deserves landmark status. It is an

artistic, quaint theater. I have always loved that theater, it has

got history to it.

And I think that Councilman Dick Nichols is insensitive and

totally out of line and out of character and not in -- I think his

comments are ridiculous, let me just put it that way. Absolutely

ridiculous and he should just move if he doesn’t like it.

JENNIFER IRANI

Newport Beach

I do believe it should come down; it is very much of an eyesore.

HEIDI SIEGEL

Corona del Mar