INDIANAPOLIS — A historic theatre is poised to come back to life this weekend, marking nearly a century of community history on the city’s Near East Side.
The nearly 100-year-old venue, originally built as a movie theater by Universal, has cycled through iterations as a rock concert venue hosting major bands like REO Speedwagon and Lynyrd Skynyrd before falling into decades of disrepair following its 1992 closure.
Now, community leaders say the landmark is ready to welcome the public back…