Talk:KB Theatres

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Categorization

I dont think this article belongs in the Theater in Washington, DC category. All of theaters listed in the category are venues for live theater.

66.28.68.193 (talk) 16:51, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dispute

There seems to be a dispute about the content of this article - the text added here disagrees with previous content. PamD (talk) 10:04, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On further thought I have removed the unsourced WP:POV material and will copy it here:

This, in fact, is untrue and misleading. Prior to signing a contract of sale, the owners informed all employees and offered to attempt to secure employment with other theatres in the area for any employees who wanted it; many did, and continued as ushers and managers through the actions on their behalf by the owners at the time of the sale, Marvin and Ronald Goldman. To have stated otherwise is to tarnish the unsullied reputations of both Goldmans and make it appear that they were uncaring about the lives of their employees, which is far from the truth.

That text was added to the article by User:Jambocassagnol, who has made no other edits to Wikipedia before or since. PamD (talk) 10:15, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ron and Marvin Goldman had sold the 10 theaters and the K-B name in 1992, and those theaters that were owned by the new owner were the ones that were suddenly shuttered in 1994 with no regard to the employees. Ron Goldman renamed the 5 locations he kept to be Apex Cinemas and eventually sold to Dan Crown and Crown Theaters. 2600:4040:B1E2:BE00:395B:636F:5153:D812 (talk) 21:47, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your comment is not accurate. I worked for the Goldman'who owned The theater is after Fred Kogod passed away. Not only is it not accurate but it's actually slanderous. The Goldman's were the most genuine, empathetic and accommodating people I've known. They didn't see skin color, religion or gender. They gave everybody a chance and promoted from the bottom all the way to the top anybody that showed them management material. There were managers that worked with them for decades. They had employees at their funerals 20 plus years after the theaters closed, that is not congruent with your ridiculous statements. Read their obituaries they're comments from employees about what wonderful people they were. And the 1992 business deal was dirty and Mr Goldman suffered not only financially But his cancer got worse which he eventually perished from. He did his best to accommodate for everyone but he was bed ridden and got royally screwed in the business deal. They were able to hold on to a few theaters after the deal and transferred employees and managers over to those theaters. Your claims are false, how do I know ??? Why am I an expert because I worked for them In their Yuma office I was on the payroll for over 20 years. I worked in the actual office In human resources and grosses. Don't tarnish the KB legacy. Those theaters brought many people joy, not only as patrons but as an employees, they were a major company in the DC area ..that brought a lot of families together. 2603:9001:6B00:637F:EAE8:25DB:975:B1D2 (talk) 23:50, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]