Demolition underway at former Genesee County movie theater

BURTON, MI -- The encompass sound of movie magic that as soon as bounced off the partitions inside the former show off Cinemas Flint East in Burton become replaced by means of the sounds of construction device Jan. 6.

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Demolition underway at former Genesee County movie show Demolition all started Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at the former show off Cinemas Flint East property on East courtroom highway in Burton. The property become purchased Serra Works of court highway in 2015, however there has no speak of construction.

Demolition through Blue megastar began Wednesday on the movie show that closed in September 2007, after first opening its doorways to the public in 1980. An employee spoke of the demolition system become expected to take one month.

A pile of green seats from interior the theater sat within the car parking zone. speakers dangled from wires that hung low behind the theater where an orange crane ate away at the white block partitions.

Serra Works of courtroom street LLC, 3118 Hill street in Grand Blanc, purchased the East court property -- together with the sixty four,398 rectangular-foot theater building -- in 2015.

Joe Serra, president of Serra automobile, previously verified the deal, but he introduced there aren't any plans in the works at the moment to renovate the property.

Serra observed the property can be most efficient for some classification of huge-box shop to acquire. 

He stated Serra has bought different residences it sees as having abilities for investment. Genesee County tax statistics display eleven houses below the Serra Works name, including dealerships within the Grand Blanc enviornment.