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Brook Arts Center
2/8 Wurlitzer Theatre Organ
Bound Brook, NJ
Bound Brook Flood
& Wurlitzer - Part 3
Bound
Brook Wurlitzer progress before the hurricane.
Flood
Part 1
Flood
Part 2
Pictures
from initial trip Sunday 9/19/99
(click
on them for a larger version)
The newly
refinished Wurlitzer Console was on
display in the Lobby on a raised platform.
The platform floated and upended the console.
Everything above the keydesk floated across
the lobby. The keyboards were safely stored
in another location. Notice the GSTOS
signs didn't move. |
The righted console looks pretty good,
but we won't know its condition until
it dries out.
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Denise laments the loss of the newly re-leathered
combination action. Syndynes here we come! |
 Denise
surveys the coating of muck on the lobby
floor. |
The Newsmedia commandeered the Brook Theatre
parking lot for the many live news reports
about downtown Bound Brook. |
Tony's Pizza where crew ate dinner every
Tuesday. Water was above the ceiling.
Tony may not reopen. |
National Guard truck and troops protect
Hamilton Street. The theatre lobby is
down the block on the left. Flood waters
reached the Marquee. |
Parking lot behind theatre. The stage
is three steps
below the parking lot, but the water was
up two feet above the parking lot. |
The National Guard preventing the public
from a possible toxic spill and protecting
the damaged stores. |
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Michele Kein, the theatre manager, walks
away in disgust after surveying the damage
in her office. Michele has been very supportive
of the organ project and has been extremely
helpful in the aftermath of the damage.
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| The
blue area on the USGS map indicates 40 ft
above sea level line. Some reports place
the water level higher than 40 ft, at around
45-50 ft.
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Satellite
Image: The Brook Theatre is the big black
roof building in the center of this picture.
The river is the black line at the bottom
of the picture.
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Subj:
Brook update
Date: 9/18/99 10:23:38 AM Eastern Daylight
Time
From: (William Londell)
At 9:00 this morning Pat Battle on CH 4
had a report from in front of the Brook.
The water has receded from the theater and
she reported the water in front of the theater
was 11' high.
The town will probably be cordoned off for
a week and no one, even business owners,
will be allowed in their building until
after building inspectors say their building
is safe. They anticipate a lot of condemned
buildings due to the age of the buildings
and possible wall and foundation damage
from the water pressure. Bill.. |
Subj:
Brook
Date: 9/17/99 7:45:03 PM Eastern Daylight
Time
From: William Londell - Brook Organ Crew
Member
Saw on CH 2 at 6:30 with Dan Rather an interview
with Maria from Maria's & Tony's Pizza,
which was under water in the background
view. They lost everything in their business.
(Ed: The Pizza Restaurant is across the
street from the theatre)
The interview was in the parking lot which
is at the corner of Hamilton and Second
street. Eariler in the day the sign post
was almost toally under water which would
make the water level above the rear entrance
to the theater.
I sent mail earlier to George and waiting
for some news, although I fear the entire
theater may have been under water except
for the chambers.
Bill... |
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