We Might Buy the Historic (1894) House Next Door
In a Nutshell
The creators are seriously considering buying the historic 1894 Dodge House next to their Montello Theater to expand their business. The house is already a successful Airbnb, and they plan to keep it that way while adding history tours and wedding packages that connect the two properties. After four years restoring the theater, they're weighing whether they can handle another major historic property project.
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Four years ago, the movie theater was taken over after being closed for COVID. Starting from scratch again, there was fear that movies might be done and people might not want to come back. When learning about the niece opening a movie theater in today's day and age, the reaction was "Are you nuts?"
The Montello Theater movie projector is shown. Thousands of stories were told there before a single movie played. Mr. Frank Dodge is shown at the house next door. When coming to the theater, the house just next door is the same beautiful brick house, except without the wooden walkway and dirt road. Frank Dodge started the opera house. A picture of the opera house from 1888 is shown. The movie theater is thriving, and the question is whether the Dodge house can be similarly successful. It has been sitting there while managing the documentary and movie theater businesses.
There is an opportunity to buy the house next to the theater, which is the Dodge House. The movie theater is the Dodge Opera House. There is excitement about potentially owning both properties, though uncertainty exists about whether it is the right decision and the additional work it would require. The question is whether taking on another business is manageable after the extensive work done on the theater over the last four years.
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