The Walker Art Center, which owns the building and is seekingthe demolition permit, has yet to decide what it wants to do withthe theater complex once its main tenant moves to new quartersplanned for the banks of the Mississippi River in Downtown. TheWalker plans a $90-million expansion and may want to use the spacewhere the Guthrie stands for underground parking topped by anextension of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
Some believe the building, which put Minneapolis on the theatermap when Sir Tyrone Guthrie opened it nearly four decades ago, hastoo much historical importance to be razed.
The planning commission will consider the issue and thepreservation commission's recommendation on Oct. 16.
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