Showing only wartime news reels due to a monopoly on film distribution, Loeks took part in a lawsuit that rendered this practice illegal by the Supreme Court in 1948. In 1944, Jack Loeks opened the Foto News Theatre at 123 Pearl St. And though we have plenty of entertainment in the form of niche eateries, breweries, live music and theatre, and more art events than you can shake a stick at, one form has been decidedly sparse downtown (aside from UICA and Wealthy Theatre) since the early 1970s: the movie theatre. In the past 20 years, Grand Rapids has made a habit of creating new or rehabbing old venues to account for economic growth, evolving trends, and changing interest.
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