Theater Business Interested in Coming to Dearborn Gets Green Light in Royal Oak

The same company looking to build a movie theater in Dearborn got the go ahead Monday night to build one in Royal Oak.

For the story that appeared on Channel 7 news last night, click on the photo below.

The Royal Oak Commission voted 5-2 in favor of the theater Monday night.

Emagine Entertainment plans to build near the corner of 11 Mile and Main Street, on the north edge of Royal Oak’s popular downtown area.

The Royal Oak city commission voted late Monday night to approve the project with a 5-2 vote coming after 11 p.m. According other media reports, the sticking point centered around parking.

The Emagine Entertainment complex in Royal Oak will be built on an area originally slated for condos. But with the condo market in the tank, developers moved to a theatre. The proposed project will feature a 10-screen movie theater, 16 lanes of bowling and cocktails. The Emagine Entertainment complex is a 73,000-square-foot building. The $14 million project promises to bring about 100 jobs to the city, according to Channel 7 news.

Royal Oak officiasl say ground-breaking is expected to take place in March and the theatre would open at the end of 2010.

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4 Responses to “Theater Business Interested in Coming to Dearborn Gets Green Light in Royal Oak”

1. Donna Hay says:
   December 22nd, 2009 at 1:22 pm

   For Dearborn’s sake I hope they saved some $$$$$ for us.

2. Rob Byrnes says:
   December 22nd, 2009 at 9:25 pm

   Dearborn desperately needs an entertainment venue to consistently bring people,especially young folks who will patronize the many bars and restaurants already in West Dearborn and make it a true destination.A movie theater that is a real alternative to Fairlane and will consistently bring hundreds of people each night ot West Dearborn is an easy and obvious choice that is long overdue. The city council and especially Mayor O’Reilly are wise and far-sighted enough to back this proposal. My only question is, “When does the theater break ground?”

3. Movies? says:
   December 24th, 2009 at 4:39 pm

   Hasn’t Dearborn had enough experience with movie theaters in Fairlane and the Dearborn Theater at Michigan/Telegraph? Granted, it’s better than nothing, but I sure as hell wouldn’t call it far-sighted. More along the lines of the short-sighted desperation of those forgetting the past being doomed to repeat it.

4. bobbie says:
   December 24th, 2009 at 10:02 pm

   movies? : how about you move out of dearborn. we don’t need your negativity.