Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bay Theater

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. W.marsh 13:54, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bay Theater

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non notable, largely unsourced, no real assertion of notability. WP:V, WP:NOR, etc. ⇒ SWATJester Denny Crane. 18:18, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete. Theaters are not inherently notable, and the unauthorized bio of Spielberg is really not a good source anyway (in part because it's unauthorized, in part because it's a trivial mention). The article also makes no real claim to notability. (Not to mention that there are, like, three million other movie theaters named Bay Theater -- there's one near me, as a matter of fact.) Ten Pound Hammer • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 18:22, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete There aren't any "Bay Theaters" near me. Hell, this is Indiana, there aren't any bays. That being said, nothing in this article asserts notability or shows why this theater is any more distinguished than the twenty screen Multiplex five minutes from my apartment. Old does not always translate to important. It may have been around for a while, but it is still just a place to watch a movie. --Cyrus Andiron 19:20, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ makes it historic and notable. It's the subject of these 2 Orange County Register articles [1][2]. The Spielberg claim is easily verifiable by either one of the two "unauthorized" biographis published. --Oakshade 05:02, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. A theater built in 1947, home to a working Wurlitzer Piper Organ (the theater's website claims it's the largest of its kind in the world) and with a possibly verifiable Spielberg quote as a his favorite theater (at one time at least) warrants some cleanup and citationing. Theaters are not inherently notable and old does necessarily mean important, but this one seems notable. --Crunch 01:56, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment It's not notable enough to be noted on the Wurlitzer Organ page, nor is it one of the few remaining in their original locations. Wurlitzer organs were installed in hundreds of theaters, maybe thousands. ⇒ SWATJester Denny Crane. 02:33, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment.Isn't it possible that the Wurlitzer page is incomplete or inaccurate? Also, Wurlitzers were installed in thousands of theaters, but only a handful are still in use. Again, this is what makes it notable. --Crunch 01:15, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - the organ is notable [3]. SilkTork 19:15, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.