Translation Translate this page into: ??The Polk Street Paramount Theater Sign Once Again Welcomes Locals and Tourists To Downtown Amarillo: Center City of Amarillo, Inc. has been working to revitalize downtown and bring the?hustle and bustle back . The Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) was created in order to draw businesses to downtown and the Courtyard by Marriott will inhabit the 10-story Fisk Building located at 724 S. Polk Street, a beautiful historic structure which was built in 1920.? Signs of a retailing comeback are strong on Polk Street these days. New businesses have opened and more are in the planning stages Just as the “talkies” took over vaudeville, the multi-plex trend overtook movie houses like the Paramount.Evidence of the theater was scattered and sold as downtown made way for the 1970s’ version of progress.?

The Paramount Theater sign found life in yet another trend — disco.? Club owner Lowell Stapf installed the sign at his Paramount Club at Third Avenue and Osage Street. The Paramount Club, with its trademark two-story jukebox, was just another chapter in the saga of the sign. Fast forward to 2006. Wes Reeves, president of the Amarillo Historical? Preservation Foundation had a dream to bring the Paramount sign back to Polk Street. Reeves is a board member for Center City of Amarillo. He recalled a Southwestern Public Service Company report that showcased nighttime photos of Polk Street, calling it one of the best lit downtowns in the country with enough neon to rival the Nevada cities of Reno or Las Vegas. Through a series of negotiations, Reeves and his historical foundation team persuaded Stapf to sell the sign to the foundation.? ?It has been totally restored and now once again is a landmark on Polk Street in downtown Amarillo.

Places to shop, dine and party in downtown Amarillo   Acapulco Mexican Restaurant? 727 S Polk 373-8889? Amarillo Dillas 801 S. Polk?St. 342-0400 American Convention Center Visitor Gift Shop 401 S Buchanan 374-8474 Best Sales and Rentals 707 S. Polk St.? 372-2569 Blue Front Cafe 801 S. Jefferson? 372-0659 Burberry's 212 S. Polk St. 322-6300 Center City Furniture 700 S. Polk St.?? 371-8640 Crush Wine Bar and Deli 701 S Polk Street 418-2011 Ebby's Gifts 500 S. Taylor St.? 376-7519 Much More Than Burgers Check Out Our Daily Specials on?  FACEBOOK ?? or  MY SPACE 210 SW 6th Ave                                  220 -0841 Furrbies 210 S.W.th Ave. 220-0841 Just Tee's 618 S. Polk St. 379-8337 Local Loan and Pawn 714 SW 10th Ave. 376-4173 Go here to ad your listing.  Downtown Amarillo Merchants Only Martin Tipton Pharmacy 1501 S. Taylor St. 373-2812 Maxor Pharmacy 320 S. Polk St. 324-5200 Napoli's? 700 S. Taylor St. 220-2588 No Dogs Allowed 700 S.W. 10th Ave. OHMS 619 S. Tyler St. 372-3233 Orient Cuisine 717 S. Fillmore St. 372=6011 Panhandle tickets 401 S. Polk St. 378-3096 Stans Surplus 919 S. Polk St.? 376-7899 Stumpy's 721 S.S.16th Ave. 372-15th Ave.? 372-5401 Subway 112 W. 6th Ave.? 374-7130 Taylors Furniture 919 S Polk St.?? 376-7899 Thrift City  600 SW 10th Ave. 372-8364 Young Sushi  SW 10th & Tyler Street WEBSITEhttp://www.amarillowebsites.com/young_sushi_bar.html? WTAMU Book Store 601 S. Tyler St.?? 651-8200

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