Taking a load off
Old HVAC unit removed from Regent
Center City Association
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Crews from Wagner Crane and Maine's Towing removed the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit from the roof of the Regent Theater downtown Thursday. The move is necessary to protect the owner's investment in a new roof for the building.
A spokesman for Cason Roofing said they had hoped to leave the massive, old HVAC unit in place to preserve the historic profile of the building, but it did not prove possible to finish the job -- or guarantee the work -- without removing the unit.
A spokesman for Regent Entertainment Ltd., owner of the property, said there are no current plans for the building. The roof work is a necessary step toward any future renovation of the site.
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LEFT: Crews removed the old HVAC unit from the roof of the old Regent Theater on Thursday, April 17.
RIGHT: The Regent in 1937. |
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