Grainfield early 1900s

Grainfield early 1900s

Grainfield early 1900s

Grainfield early 1900s

Grainfield looking from the West

Grainfield looking from the East early 1900s

Grainfield looking from the Northeast early 1900s

Friday, September 5, 2008

Grainfield Opera House E-mail

From: Janet Ziegler [mailto:ajzig@ruraltel.net]
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 7:46 PM
To: Bryjka, Darius
Subject: Re: Grainfield Opera House

Hello, Darius

I am so pleased to hear from you about our historic Grainfield Opera House. How is it that you found us on the web site? I never realized that the Mesker Bros. facade had that much significance. Did you know that when you traveled to Ouray , CO you probably passed by our town of Grainfield , KS on your way if you took I-70. We sit right on I-70. Yes, we have the lower floor of the opera house renovated after about 12 years of hard work and few laborers and we are still working on the second floor where the stage and dance hall are. Now we need to decide on what we want to do with the building and we have differing opinions amongst our group. We are always in short supply of funds so we have several fund raisers ongoing.

Do you think we could use this to our advantage somehow, the fact that we are one of the few opera houses to have a facade manufactured by the Mesker Brothers. We would be willing to do what ever you suggest to gain some notoriety because at the present it is just a building sitting here. We have more interest from individuals like you than of our own towns people. What is your purpose in the "got mesker" initiative?

I enjoyed your web site and will share it with other members on our committee. If you ever get out this way again please look us up and we will give you a tour. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Janet Ziegler

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