It's like stepping into a time capsule. The history pours off the walls not simply because of the ornate crystal chandeliers or the red velvet wallpaper. The crazy past echoes all around you in the feeling of the place. Decades of couples have kissed on the back row of the movie theater. Hundreds of children's feet have run up and down the beautiful stairway leading to the balcony seating.
People step in off the street just to have a look around.
I hear them talking to each other, oohing and aaahing about different features, such as the marble floor or the decorative ceilings. Pigeons have lived in the building ever since, much to the chagrin of the current owner . Rumors of ghosts still float around. Some people talk of the secret swimming pool in the basement. Lynch was born in Missoula, but no one knows for sure if he ever lived in The Wilma.