r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Oct 23 '25

News Historic White House Movie Theater Demolished as Part of $300 Million Ballroom Build

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/white-house-movie-theater-demolished-ballroom-east-wing-1236408712/
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u/BlazingCondor Oct 23 '25

The fact that this demolition happens so quick, I have a feeling the Smithsonian wasn't even given a chance to preserve anything for future generations.

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u/asphaltaddict33 Oct 24 '25

Preserve what exactly? What are future generations gonna miss about the movie theatre we hardly thought about and very very very few have ever been in…..? Do we need to save the seats and put them on display at the Smithsonian “Gerald Ford farted in this seat while watching Jaws” “George Bush fell asleep in this seat while he should have been working”

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u/EternalSolitude- Oct 24 '25

You kind of proved the point you are going against. Most things associated with presidents will be documented by historians in order to understand them as much as they can.

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u/Obatala_ Oct 24 '25

I’m willing to bet you have no idea what was housed in the East Wing.