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PHOTO GALLERY: Kurzhals Building Transformation Begins

The new owner of the historic Kurzhals building is restoring its theater to its original form with a mini mall on bottom floors; has goal to help Peekskill become the "White Plains" of northern Westchester.

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Gabrielle Arango has bought the historic Kurzhals building at 900 Main Street in Peekskill and hired Gabmar Construction to restore its third floor theater to its original condition, an 18th Century theater. Click through the photos to get an idea of what the inside of the building looks like now. Arango hopes to turn the bottom floors into a mini mall. Read more about his plans . 

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