Current owner saying goodbye to Olde Walkerville Theatre [Video]

The Olde Walkerville Theatre in Windsor, with a history spanning more than 100 years, is expected to close by the end of the year.

Owner Mary Lambros, nearing her 70th birthday, said she’s ready to move on and start a new chapter in her life.

“I need one less thing in my life right now. The theater, unfortunately, is a thing I choose to unload,” said Lambros, adding she no longer wants to manage events or handle the demanding schedule that comes with running the Olde Walkerville Theatre.

Designed by C. Howard Crane, the same architect behind Detroit’s Fox Theatre, the Olde Walkerville Theatre opened on Sept. 20, 1920.

Initially, it hosted silent films and vaudeville acts, though local laws prohibited movies on Sundays in Walkerville. The building was unique, straddling the border between Windsor and Walkerville and allowing audiences from either side to attend.

In the late 1920s, as …