The Embassy Theatre will begin installing a shipment of more than 50 dedication bricks in the sidewalk along Jefferson Boulevard today from around 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The dedication bricks being installed this week are signs of support from current Embassy supporters. For $80 apiece, engraved messages on each 4x8” brick honor family members, friends and special memories from the historic theater.
Two larger bricks are also being installed. One 8x8" brick is a show of support from ITT Corporation in Fort Wayne. The other is a gift from long-time embassy supporters Joe and Becky Sumpter remembering Robert Ort, who died earlier this year. Known by his friends as “Ortie,” Bob Ort was one of the earliest supporters of the drive to save the Embassy from the wrecking ball. He had a special love for the Embassy’s Grande Page organ, which he played frequently and very well according to those who knew him.
The Embassy Walk of Recognition also holds tributes to local personalities such as actress Carole Lombard, sportscaster Chris Schenklel and others. It also honors many others, especially those who helped to save the theater from destruction in the early 1970s.
All money raised from the sale of dedication bricks in the Embassy Walk of Recognition provides operating funds for the Embassy Theatre Foundation, Inc., to restore and maintain the 80-year-old historic theater.
For more information please contact Embassy Development Director Steve Linsenmayer at 424.6287, ext. 240, or steve@fwembassytheatre.org.
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