It looks like 2026 will officially be the last year that The Metrolux Dine-In Theater in Downtown Loveland will have been in operation. The theater has been a part of drawing locals and others from across Northern Colorado to Downtown. What’s next?
How Long Has the Metrolux Been in Downtown Loveland?
The Metrolux Dine-In Theater has been at The Foundry, in Downtown Loveland, since the summer of 2019. Of course, opening just before the pandemic set them back, and then the streaming services became more and more popular. A Colorado church will be taking over the building bringing many mixed emotions.
What Church is Buying the Metrolux Theater in Downtown Loveland?
Anonymous sources report that Loveland’s Crossroad Church will be buying the Downtown Metrolux at a cost of $1.7 million from Brinkman Properties. This comes after Crossroads sold their church and other buildings at Taft Avenue and 57th Street to Flatirons Church, at a reported $10 million.
Depending on exactly how much of the $10 million doesn’t have to go to paying bills, they have a lot of money to use for renovations of the theater. This is much like how, in 2012, Foundations Church converted the Metrolux that was off of Eisenhower and Denver.
What Will Crossroads Church be Doing with the Metrolux?
Again, according to anonymous sources, the Church is likely to not only be a church, but also provide services to the homeless population. The movie theater has an industrial kitchen that would come in handy not just for their congregation but for feeding the needy. The church will, reportedly, be open 24 hours; that, in turn (technically,) would make the church an “overnight shelter.”
Joy and Uproar With News of Church Taking Over Metrolux
There are definitely mixed feelings about the movie theater become a Church helping the homeless. Many feel it’s a great idea, bringing positivity to Downtown and being a resource for the homeless that the City of Loveland doesn’t have to pay for.
On the other hand, many others point out that the Metrolux provides tax dollars from property and sales taxes, that the city needs (especially when it comes to paying down the debt owed for the parking garage at The Foundry.)…