Franklin, Tennessee is a charming southern town. It is the type of town that you can just park your car and walk around for hours. You can cool off with some frozen yogurt at Sweet Cece’s in the summer or grab a slice at the Mellow Mushroom if your feelin funky! It’s places like the Franklin Mercantile Deli and Dotson’s that have given the town that unique feeling of home for Vauxite. But the town always seemed like it was missing something… Anyone familiar with Franklin, TN probably knows the history of the Franklin Theatre. If not, here it is. Having personally moved to the area after the closing, I cannot speak on the theatre conditions before it was shut down. However through asking, I found that it was in very rough shape.

But an amazing thing happened- after closing in 2007, a movement to “Save the Franklin Theatre” began. The town rallied to raise the historic landmark from the dead, with a new vigor that seems to have revitalized the streets themselves!

The night of the Grand Opening, the Vauxite team headed downtown for the festivities. The girls even dressed for the event! They had King Kong and the Wizard of Oz playing on huge screens right out in the street. There were vintage cars and parents shared old memories with children, while making new ones. It was everything small towns are made of. The next morning, Al and Kristin took their young daughter to her first movie ever. They saw Charlotte’s Web, the last movie to play in the theatre before it closed.

The next night, Vauxite hit the town again to see Casablanca. It was a great time and the theatre is beautiful! We encourage anyone who has the chance to visit the theatre, to do it often! This town has a new heart, and we should all be thankful for the work that the Heritage Foundation and Williamson County have done.

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