Yet some of the theater’s past remains, and you can see it if you ask store staff. Ascend a worn concrete stairwell behind a door on the store’s west side and you’ll arrive at what was once the theater’s balcony. The remnants of the building’s former life are still intact, from its sculptural plaster trim to the orderly rows of concrete that used to anchor its seats (which, along with other relics, such as neon signs, have been relocated to the basement).



Back on the retail floor, you may view the store’s decorative Greek reliefs in a new light, too—they are also artifacts from the theater, serving as subtle reminders of our city’s cinematic history, right in the middle of the bustling present.