
Motorcyclists proceed past the Malco Theater on Cherry Street in Helena-West Helena during the 2014 Wild Hog Festival.
Did you know some prominent buildings along a historic avenue in east Arkansas are receiving some attention from a new owner?
Josh Smith of Nevada has taken a shine to Cherry Street in Helena-West Helena and is sprucing up the Nicholas Hotel and Malco Theater.
We’re told he’s getting the ground floor of the hotel in shape to accommodate build-to-suit space for commercial tenants. The upper floors are under consideration for loft apartments.
Will movie time return to the Malco? Perhaps.
A performance stage is also on the table.
For more, see Historic Helena’s Cherry Street Draws Investors.