Original sentence: Its 1200 seat auditorium has been painstakingly restored and is now used for community theater and concerts
Edited sentence: "Ted" Jones set up and staffed the first single-broker in an office in the town that was to become a signature feature of the Edward Jones Investments network.Edward D.Having formerly housed department stores such as JC Penney's, Montgomery Wards, TG&Y and others these beautiful old buildings are now home to upscale boutiques, restaurants and specialty shops as the downtown continues to meet the challenge of the Walmart effect.Its beautiful 1200 seat auditorium has been painstakingly restored and is now used for community theater and concerts.Mexico also hosts one of Missouri's newest and most advanced Veteran's Nursing Homes and the  Audrain Medical Center.Mexico is an economically aggressive community having competed with much larger communities for new industry and development.Mexico was once one of the largest communities in Missouri.Mexico's square began its transformation long before most communities even heard of the idea.Mexico, once the "fire brick capitol of the world", has replaced those disappearing "rust belt" industries with new development including fiber optics, home interior (pillows), ethanol production and kit aircraft construction.Thus began an effort centered on pride that continues today.Until its demise, numerous TWA pilots chose to live in Mexico and make the 1 1/2 hour commute to fly out of St