Cary's first movie theater to reopen downtown

FROM A PASSING VEHICLE FIRED

SHOTS CAUSING THE CRASH.

SO FAR NO ARREST.

THE BIG SCREEN MAKING A COME

BACK IN CARY.

THE VISION TO -- THE DOWN TOWN

AREA.

BLEND OF THE TOWN'S PAST AND ITS

FUTURE.

>> IT SEEMS ONLY FITTING POPCORN

WAS SERVED AT SATURDAY MORNING

PREMIERE'S SHOWING.

>> 3, 2, 1

[ CHEERING ].

>> IT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO YEARS

SINCE IT WAS COMPLETED.

>> AT KINS REMEMBERS WHEN IT

FIRST OPENED IN THE LATE 1940S.

IN A SENSE, IT WAS A CHILDHOOD

PLAY GROUND FOR HER AND HER

SIBLINGS.

>> IT SEEMS SMALLER TO ME NOW.

>> THE BUILDING HAS SINCE BEEN

THE HOME OF A CLOTHING STORE AND

RECORDING STUDIO.

>> THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF

CARY'S PAST.

>> THE TOWN BROUGHT THE PROPERTY

LAST YEAR.

MAYOR SAYS THE PROJECT IS ABOUT

MORE THAN JUST RENOVATING A

THEATER.

>> JUST GOING TO REINVENT DOWN

TOWN.

IT'LL BE A DESTINATION POINT.

>> ORIGINAL DOORS AND SEATS WILL

BE INCO-OPERATED IN A HISTORICAL

DISPLAY.

THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR

THE FAMILY.

>> I GOT TO BRING MY

GRANDCHILDREN TODAY AND THEY SAW

WHAT THEIR GREAT GRANDDADDY DID.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW HIM AT ALL.

MY CHILDREN DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

>> THEY KNOW HIM NOW AND SO WILL

MANY OTHERS.

WRAL NEWS CARY.

>> EXPECT TO OPEN THE MOVIE