Boxoffice-March.04.1950

Louben Firm Will Build
Lansing, Mich., Theaire
LANSING, MICH.—The city council has
cleared a path for construction of a theatre
and nine store units on Michigan avenue
east of Charles street. The council voted to
relocate the west 94.1 feet of Grand River
alley between Charles and Denison streets to
permit construction of the theatre the full
depth of the block.
The 1,500-seat theatre and stores will be
erected by the Louben Building Co.. which
agreed to pay for relocating all utility lines
in the alley, pay total cost of relocating the
alley and guarantee cost of paving the relocated
portion of the alley. The building
company said construction on the theatre
and stores would start the first of March
with completion slated for September 1.
CLEVELAND
Remodel at Pontiac. Mich.
PONTIAC. MICH.—When workmen started
painting and redecoration of the auditoriup-i
of the Strand here last week (20), remodeling
operations had reached the half-way mark.
Most of the work now completed was on the
building front, lobby and foyer. Manager Paul
Grill said the program should be finished by
the end of March. It will include reseating.
Drive-In Construction
MIDLAND, PA.—A 350-to-400-car capacity
drive-in is planned on Tuscawarus road
in Brighton township by William J. Geibel,
well known film projectionist. Approximately
30 acres of land has been acquired for the
Beaver county project with the outdoor theatre
to occupy half of this property. Site of
the proposed ozoner is near the Westinghouse
plant. The investor's brother is James
Geibel, who has operated a 16mm drive-in
theatre with a 150-car capacity at Oakland
township in Butler county for several years.
PLAINWELL. MICH.—Charles Sears and
Harold Kortes, who own theatres here and
in Otsego, expect to complete their 400-car
drive-in south of town on U.S. 131 in time
for an early May opening.
BARBERTON, OHIO—The newest drivein
in the Akron area will be the Magic City,
now under construction near here, one and
one-half miles south of Route 5 on Route 21.
The theatre will begin operations about May
15, with Vincent Lauter as manager. Group
of Barberton and Cleveland business men are
behind the venture.
THOS.