The Temple Theatre building was last owned by Reginald and Richard Ashman of Caro, Michigan. They leased the building and it was used as a men’s clothing store called Fred’s. He was a friend of the Ashman brothers and was part of a group of local businessmen who played cards together. I was fortunate to be a distant relative of the Ashman brothers and worked at both the Strand and Caro Drive In. I also had the opportunity to visit the up stair location of Fred’s Men’s Wear and saw a large number of old fliers, an arc projector (that I was told was the first one used at the Strand and then moved to storage), and I also saw a number of old canisters that were used to transport film. I can not say for a fact that the location of the store and the theatre were one in the same.
The Temple Theatre building was last owned by Reginald and Richard Ashman of Caro, Michigan. They leased the building and it was used as a men’s clothing store called Fred’s. He was a friend of the Ashman brothers and was part of a group of local businessmen who played cards together. I was fortunate to be a distant relative of the Ashman brothers and worked at both the Strand and Caro Drive In. I also had the opportunity to visit the up stair location of Fred’s Men’s Wear and saw a large number of old fliers, an arc projector (that I was told was the first one used at the Strand and then moved to storage), and I also saw a number of old canisters that were used to transport film. I can not say for a fact that the location of the store and the theatre were one in the same.