After renting the Downer Theatre from Bridge33 Capital, Milwaukee Film purchased the 111-year-old two-screen cinema on Feb. 27, it announced on Monday.

While it's not news that Milwaukee will soon get its first AC Hotel, what is news is where it will be located.

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