ArcLight Hollywood have been on furlough for more than a year, and have been waiting eagerly for the venue to reopen. On Monday, they got word that the theater would remain closed permanently.“It’s just sad,” said one of the employees, who asked not to be identified. “We’re just waiting for more details.”So is everyone else.Pacific Theatres announced that it would permanently close all of its ArcLight and Pacific locations, which included a dozen theaters in Southern California as well as a handful in Boston, Chicago and near Washington, D.C.
It did not explain the reasons for the decision or lay out what might happen to the theaters.The announcement led to an outpouring of grief on social media, as movie lovers took to Facebook and Twitter.
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