CLARENDON, TEXAS -- The Mulkey Theatre in Clarendon was listed as one of the top 10 most endangered historic places in the state of Texas.
Pronews 7 was the first media outlet let inside the theatre since the 90's.
And the group that is trying to save it, well they are taking it one step at a time.
"This is where you met your girlfriends and take them to movies, eat popcorn, drink cokes and it was just a community center right here," said Bill Stavenhagen, Mulkey Restoration board member.
The Mulkey Theatre opened in 1946 and closed 40 years later in 1986.
But now after being recognized by Preservation Texas, one group of people is doing their best to see the Mulkey back in action.
"We want everyone to know that because of this nomination we are ready to do whatever we have to do to get mulkey up and running again," said Jean Stavenhagen, Donley County Historical Commssion.
They have already repaired the roof to save the building from further deterioration and next they want to get the marquee going again.
But whats after that?
"Try to get the funds where we can go inside all redone and get the seats set up, hopefully get it opened so you can watch a movie here," said Stavenhagen.
And how do they plan to pay for all of these renovations?
We've got some grants and we're selling the letters to the mulkey theatre one thousand dollars a pop, there's 12 letters."
This theatre isn't just a project its also part of this community's fondest memories.
"When a movie was playing the film would seem to break quite often, you know the old ones they would, I don't know if it burned in half or what it did, but when that happened you had spit wads, pickles, cokes everything flying and thats one of my memories," said Renee Betts, a former Mulky Employee.
It's going to take $20,000 to get the marquee operational again, and any amount of money raised above that will go to the towards further rehabilitation of the theatre.
If you would like to know how to help you can visit clarendonedc.org or you can visit their facebook page which has already helped raise $6,000.
