IMAX Theatre in Worcester

Harry T commented in this post about putting an IMAX theatre in the Worcester Memorial Auditorium. It got me thinking about IMAX and where the existing theater's were in New England:

IMAX Theatre's in New England as of January 2011

Sure seems to me that Worcester could use and also support an IMAX, especially given that there are already theatre's in the Lawrence, Providence, Manchester and Hartford markets. What is interesting to note however, is that of these four cities, only the one in Providence, is actually located in the city - the rest are located within suburban shopping malls. It's also interesting to note that there is no such thing as a stand alone IMAX - they are either part of a museum, in a Jordan's Furniture, or part of a traditional cinema complex.

I could see an IMAX theatre in one of the larger Lincoln Square buildings as part of a plan to develop the North Main area as a museum destination (See Jim M's post suggesting a museum of space in the AT&T building in North Main). I could also see an IMAX theatre coupled with a traditional theatre complex as part of a larger entertainment complex associated with the proposed Pitch at Wyman-Gordon Field near Kelley Square. I really think that the Canal District has a future as Worcester's 24/7 entertainment district and a cinema complex with IMAX would complement other ongoing efforts in the area. There was talk about City Square having a movie complex back when Berkley still controlled the deal, but I think a theatre complex with IMAX integrated into the urban fabric on the Wyman-Gordon site near Kelley Square is a far superior site than in City Square (I would much rather see the Paris Cinema/Capitol Theatre on Franklin St. rehabbed as an art cinema in this location).