Permit OK'd for Old Theater

The Avondale City Commission on Monday approved a conditional use permit for a man who wants to convert a vacant movie theater into a video production facility and soundstage.

After the meeting, Shedrick R. Perro of Stone Mountain said he is about to sign a lease on the building that houses the old Towne Cinema at 106 N. Avondale Road.

The public hearing and commission meeting only lasted 12 minutes. The vote was unanimous. Only Mayor Pro Tem David Milliron and Commissioners Gene Lee and Michael Payne were at the meeting. Mayor Ed Rieker and Terry Giager were absent.

Perro said in his application that the space would be used mainly to film productions for Annony.tv Internet Broadcasting Network, which has “15 channels of structured media that range from entertainment, health, education and business.”

He said the space also would be used for film, music and digital entertainment; marketing and promotional services; and “live” cultural and family entertainment, such as plays, ballets, talk shows and movie premieres.