Here’s an informative, if anxiety-provoking, report from CBC radio today (December 16) about the efforts to save the Pantages and York theatres from destruction. As Charles Barber, quoted in the piece, says, it’s astonishing that two of only three such historic theatres in Vancouver are even being considered for demolition – but it could only happen in a city like Vancouver, with its “love affair with the wrecking ball”. Here’s hoping the newly-minted council sees fit to make the right decision on these two gems. [audio:http://www.adamabrams.com/audio/pantagesMono.mp3]