Rochester's last theater, The Hills Theatre on Main Street, closed in 1984 after more than 40 years in operation.
The Idle Hour Theatre, later named Avon Theatre, operated 1914-54.
They remained part of the downtown's past — until now.
A 25-person committee, an offshoot of the Rochester-Avon Historical Society, formed three years ago to study the potential of bringing a theater back to Rochester.
Now officially called The Theater Group of Rochester Co., that group is in the process of forming a 501(c)(3) and has set a fundraising goal of $7.5 million to purchase a building on Main Street, renovate it and set up an endowment fund for theater operations.
The nonprofit theater would be run by volunteers."
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