Edward Hohler became the Manager of the Civic Theatre and stayed on when the business was taken over by Community Theaters in 1943.

He made a number of investments in the theater until its sale to the City of Farmington, Michigan in 1999..

Right after purchasing the theater, the City renovated, adding new seating, a new roof and updated the lobby, concessions area, and restrooms.

[1] The Farmington Civic Theater has a blade marquee and facade in shades of red and off-white.

The theater removed 35mm projectors and older technical equipment in July 2013 and converted to digital projection with Dolby Surround 7.1.