Carley Capital Group, attempting to make the Carolina
Theatre more modern and appealing and to fit better with
CityFair, removes all the seats, railings, equipment,
and decorations in an attempt to build a
restaurant
and combination bar and disco. In the middle of the year, for their own
purposes, they demolished the lobby and office and retail space after declaring
it themselves to be unsound. The lobby was never found to be lacking
structurally. Later in the year, Carley Capital Group, citing financial problems,
stops all work.