PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A Pontiac theater is undergoing a $20 million renovation after being shuttered for nearly two decades.
The Detroit News reports (https://bit.ly/1HCJ1tk ) the 858-seat Strand Theatre for the Performing Arts is expected to reopen late next year. The 1921 vaudeville theater was converted into a movie house before closing in the mid-1990s.
The theater will host plays and concerts, and will have an attached restaurant and bar. A movie screening room will be available for small groups.
The project is just one component of roughly $300 million in new investments being poured into the area. Developers hope revitalization efforts will attract young professionals to the area.
The Strand’s president and CEO says the theater has “big plans” because there are about 2.7 million people within a 20-minute drive of downtown.
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Information from: The Detroit News, https://detnews.com/
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