Art house theater headed to old Burton Elementary on Cass Ave.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 | Source: Model D

At least one of Detroit's historic empty schools is finding new life as a movie house featuring foreign and independent films.

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The Burton Theatre is set to open in the Burton Elementary building on Cass at Peterboro on Oct. 3.

The movie house will screen new, independent films, LBGT, foreign, and cult.

The four partners behind the project -- David Allen, Jeff Else, Nate Faustyn and Matt Kelson -- saw the scarcity of movie theaters in Detroit, plus they had a 35mm projector. When developer Joel Landy purchased Burton Elementary, they discovered that he wanted a movie theater in the building. It was a perfect match.

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