Flames were already attacking the campus of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center when the cantor, Ruth Berman Harris, and three companions rushed in to rescue its sacred Torah scrolls.
Hopes remain that a locally-listed Art Deco pub on Blackpool’s South Promenade can be reopened and saved from falling even further into disrepair - despite no signs of progress.
The theater, one of the oldest in the St. Louis region, screened its last film 45 years ago. It has since been offices, nearly demolished and then saved by voters.