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The Capitol Theatre Building is a cinema and concert venue located at 140 E. 2nd St. in Flint, Michigan. It opened in 1928 and was listed among the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan in 1985.^[3] Designed by John Eberson, it is an atmospheric theater designed to look like a Roman garden.

History

In 1923, the Flint Building Corporation purchased the lot on which the Capitol Theatre Building sits, for the purpose of constructing a combined theatre and commercial block. In 1924, Col. Walter S. Butterfield announced plans for the construction of a theatre. The Flint Building Corporation met with Butterfield, then reorganized as the Capitol Building Company, with Butterfield as president. Litigation delayed the start of construction, however, and it was not until 1927 that the project started. The building was designed by architect John Eberson, and constructed by Henry Vander Horst of Kalamazoo. The theatre opened in early 1928.^[4]

From the day it opened until it first closed in 1976, the Capitol was operated by W.S. Butterfield Theatres which operated several theaters in out state Michigan. In 1957, the theater was modernized in which the lobby and front was extensively remodeled and the atmospheric theater's original colors were painted over and many statues removed.^[5]

After the theater first closed in 1976, the Barton 3-11 pipe organ was donated to the Flint Institute of Music and was moved to the MacArthur Recital Hall there where it still is today.^[6]

In 1977, local grocer George Farah bought the Capitol Theatre Building. Movies were shown and concerts held on and off at the theater until the heating boiler broke down beyond repair forcing the theater to be closed indefinitely in 1996.^[7] While the theater was dormant, it was kept in repair and two gas furnaces were installed in front of the stage to keep the atmospheric theater from freezing. The Farah family also started partial restoration work. But under private ownership, the Farah family could not raise enough money for a full restoration.^[8] So theater building was sold to the non-profit Friends of the Capitol Theatre in 2015.^[9]

On October 21, 2015, it was announced that Uptown Reinvestment Corp. will partner with The Whiting Auditorium in Flint and its governing body, the Flint Cultural Center Corp., to relaunch the Capitol Theatre. Uptown will handle the redevelopment and restoration, and The Whiting will manage operations, programming and marketing.

With the boards of both organizations approving the partnership, they are now getting to work with "due diligence evaluations and design work that will help guide the property's redevelopment," according to a statement.^[10]

The restored theater, meeting modern building codes, seats 1,500 with the public areas looking similar to how the theater looked when it first opened in 1928. To aid in the restoration, a non-historic third story addition was torn down to restore balance to the theater's front facade. The 1940s marquee design was replicated utilizing all LED lighting and electronic attraction boards.

Description

The Capitol Theatre Building is a two-and three-story building, housing both a theatre and commercial spaces. It is faced with buff brick accented with gazed terra cotta, with a diverse "fifteenth century Hispano-Italian style" architecture. The facade was originally symmetric, containing a three-story centrally located theater, flanked by two two-story storefront sections on each side. A third story was later added to one of the storefront sections which was removed during the theater building's restoration. The storefront sections have office windows above.^[4]

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|author=Staff |url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/23863.htm |title=Capitol Theater Building |work=State Historic Preservation Office |publisher=Michigan State Housing Development Authority |accessdate=May 27, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528023208/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/23863.htm |archivedate=May 28, 2014 |df= }}
2. ^{{NRISref|2009a|dateform=mdy}}
3. ^{{cite web|author=Flint Journal file photo |url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/flint/index.ssf/2012/07/michael_moore_recounts_renovat.html |title=Michael Moore says he's helping Flint's Capitol Theatre owners and wants to help movie theaters throughout Michigan |publisher=MLive.com |date=2012-07-31 |accessdate=2014-06-02}}
4. ^¹{{citation | title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Capitol Theatre Building | author = J.M. Davis | date = April 1984 | url = https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25339302}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/04/10_historic_moments_of_flints.html|title=10 historic moments of Flint's Capitol Theatre, in line for $21M rehab|publisher=}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://ftoc.org/History/History.html|title=History|website=ftoc.org}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://theconcertdatabase.com/venues/flint-capitol-theater|title=Flint Capitol Theater - The Concert Database|website=theconcertdatabase.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mycitymag.com/the-capitol-theater-a-building-in-transition/|title=The Capitol Theater A building in Transition - My City Magazine|date=4 January 2016|publisher=}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.flintandgenesee.org/friends-capitol-theatre-enters-purchase-agreement-acquire-historic-capitol-theatre/|title=Friends of the Capitol Theatre enters purchase agreement to acquire the historic Capitol Theatre - Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce|website=www.flintandgenesee.org}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2016/07/renovation_work_begins_on_capi.html|title=Renovation work begins on Capitol Theatre, grand re-opening set for fall 2017|publisher=}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://nbc25news.com/news/local/celebrate-the-season-in-song-at-the-capitol-theatre|title=Celebrate the season in song at The Capitol Theatre|first=NBC25/FOX66|last=Newsroom|publisher=}}