Downtown Royal Oak has first-run theater potential
Royal Oak already has the Main Art Theater, which is a gem of a place. Yet movie goers in the area still need to drive to Birmingham or the Star John R to see first-run flicks. Well, it’s possible that this trek might not need to be made in the future as Emagine Theaters is setting its sights on the RO. Excerpt: To go forward in Royal Oak, Glantz needs the approval of the City Commission to transfer a liquor license from Berkley. If accepted, he will apply for an amendment to the planned unit development for the vacant site where plans for a second high-rise condominium or Plum Market were scrapped, according to Tim Thwing, Royal Oak’s director of planning. A four-deck parking garage behind the condominium tower and on-site parking could serve theater patrons, Glantz said. “It turns out to be an ideal site for us,” he said. Read the entire article here.
Royal Oak already has the Main Art Theater, which is a gem of a place. Yet movie goers in the area still need to drive to Birmingham or the Star John R to see first-run flicks. Well, it’s possible that this trek might not need to be made in the future, as Emagine Theaters is setting its sights on the RO.
Excerpt:
To go forward in Royal Oak, Glantz needs the approval of the City Commission to transfer a liquor license from Berkley. If accepted, he will apply for an amendment to the planned unit development for the vacant site where plans for a second high-rise condominium or Plum Market were scrapped, according to Tim Thwing, Royal Oak’s director of planning.
A four-deck parking garage behind the condominium tower and on-site parking could serve theater patrons, Glantz said.
“It turns out to be an ideal site for us,” he said.
Read the entire article here.
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