I just felt I had to respond to a Highline Times web posting I read recently.

The article was about the theater and it's new owners.

I am very glad somebody is going to pick up the ball and re-establish a theater there (the Des Moines theater). I am glad to hear that the city of Des Moines and the historical society are helping the new owners.

I wanted to point out the great efforts of a good friend of mine (Joel Thompson) who was one of the previous owners of the theater. He turned the theater from a porno or adult entertainment theater, as some would call it into a family theater. I very much liked it when he would introduce the movie and various details and upcoming movies at front stage.

I felt he did a lot for the area and theater patrons and to my knowledge without the help of the city of Des Moines or the historical society.

Oscar Dominguez
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