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The Maumee Indoor Theater re-opened for business on May10, 2004,
with Cheaper By The Dozen starring Steve Martin and Bonnie
Hunt!
The Grand Opening Celebrations, on May 7, 8 and 9, 2004, were a
huge success with over 2,500 people in attendance.
Great Eastern Theatre Company, hired by the City of
Maumee to manage the Maumee Indoor Theater, appointed Robert
"Ty" Szumigala as executive director to oversee
the day-to-day operation as well as booking and coordinating live
entertainment and rental uses of the theater. For rental
information, please call 419-897-8902.
For movie times and schedules, the phone
number is 419-897-8901.
History of the Indoor Theater
| The City of Maumee purchased the vacant Maumee Indoor
Theater located at 601 Conant Street, in Uptown Maumee on
August 6, 2000. That same day, the City also
acquired an option to purchase the property located directly across
the street from the Theater; being a former BP/Sohio
gas station and car wash.
 The primary purpose for acquiring the Theater
was to
restore a historically significant structure, which along
with the abandoned BP property, had become eyesores at
the entrance to our old central business district. At
the time of purchase, the Maumee Indoor had been dormant for
four years. Notwithstanding the fact that the building
was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on
April 1, 1998, it had continued to deteriorate for a lack of
maintenance.
The City hired Poggemeyer Design Group to design
and restore the Theater. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 25,
2003 and after 9 months of restoration, a beautiful and
historic art deco Theater is back in operation for all to
enjoy!
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