SIR – Having read the leader comment (T&A, June 10) on the state of the Odeon building (Yorkshire Forward’s handiwork) perhaps instead of a drape between the domes or demolition, a third option could be taken.
Refurbish the building, making it a world-class concert or conference hall, bringing much-needed footfall into the West End and money into the city centre.
The vast majority of Bradfordians want the Odeon building to be saved.
Too many iconic Bradford buildings have been demolished. It’s time to put an end to this civic vandalism and create something that will benefit the whole of the Bradford district and West Yorkshire.
Neil Myers, Wensleydale Way, Riddlesden, Keighley
EDITOR’S NOTE: When the Odeon first became empty we called for it to be transformed into a concert hall but we have since been persuaded that the money cannot be found to do so and there would be insufficient audience numbers to sustain it.
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