Movies haven't been shown inside the Berkley Theatre for years, but its exterior will be prime real estate for a music video being filmed this weekend near the historic marquee.
Elle Kelly, daughter of original Romantics rock 'n' roll musician Larry Kelly, is filming a song from her self-titled and first solo album on Saturday and Sunday evenings on the sidewalk at the historic site, according to Wendy McClendon, the record company owner.
The building at 29900 12 Mile, one quarter mile west of Coolidge, is vacant, and the marquee that never went away evokes fond memories for McClendon.
"I grew up in metro Detroit, went to school up the street at St. Bede's (in Southfield), so I know the area pretty well," said McClendon, a Southfield resident and co-owner of Daleth Music Group with her husband, Joseph. "Whenever you go down 12 Mile, when you see the theater, you know you're in Berkley."
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