Wealthy Theatre

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Believe it or not, that’s the former Pastime and future New Wealthy Theater location which was turned into the Michigan Aircraft Company’s assembly location as the Furniture City tries to transition to the Aviation City during World War I. The concept plan is being built here in 1917 under the eye of designers Anthony Stadleman and Bert Kenyon. The concept of the flying boat was a winner but…

Spoiler alert: Stadleman would be hired away by Allan Lockhead in 1918 to further its Model F-1 flying boat and be on the team that created the S-1 Sport Biplane for Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company in Santa Barbara, California. That left the Furniture City without the Michigan Aircraft Company. So its place was taken by a new Overland Automobile dealership in 1918.