4th Avenue Theater to become Hard Rock Cafe? Yes please!

Ah kids. The memories I have of sitting in this wonderful theater are legion. I can remember that going to the 4th Avenue Theater was always different than going to any other theater in Anchorage.

With its beautiful murals depicting the history of our state, to the Big Dipper displayed on the ceiling in tiny lights, the theater was an experience unto itself.

It survived the devastating earthquake of 1964, completely intact, only to be victimized by increased competition from larger multiplexes and virtually non-existent parking. Even though I loved it, spending half an hour looking for parking and then walking several blocks to reach the front door proved too frustrating to compete with it's much more accessible competition.

My only problem with this plan is that I would not want the new owners to strip the theater of it's historic flavor by removing the Alaska murals and big dipper. I know that the Hard Rock Cafes have a certain theme but perhaps they would see fit to allow this HRC to preserve its inherent uniqueness.