The Bonfils - Lowenstein Theater

The Bonfils-Lowenstein Theater closed in 1986, and was later remodeled and turned into the main store of the local bookstore where I work.  The lobby of the theater has been almost perfectly preserved, and when I work late and walk up the stairs from my office on the lower level, I am always impressed with the room. The owner did a great job of retrofitting the theater as a bookstore.  Even the basement is pretty interesting. A river actually runs underneath the store.  You can lift up floor coverings and find what looks like manhole covers.  You can then open these up, drop a fishing line down into the water, and actually catch fish while sitting in the travel section of the bookstore.  What other bookstore can boast that?  Eat your heart out, Sports Authority.