Baxter Avenue Theatres will hold its last showings on New Year’s Eve. It opened in 1996.
Apex Entertainment, which owns Baxter, told local media in a statement that the closure has to do with uncertainty about Mid City Mall’s future. The complex is set to be redeveloped, but Apex said it has “not received any indication” Baxter is part of the upcoming plans.
Local film patrons and filmmakers have in recent weeks shared how much Baxter means to them. An online petition in support of keeping the theater open had more than 5,700 signatures as of Monday morning…