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Pines Theatre

Houghton Lake, MI
4673 W. Houghton Lake Drive
, Houghton Lake, MI 48629 United States
(map)
989.366.9226
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Rustic
Function: Movies (First Run)
Seats: 450
Chain: Independent
Architect: C. Howard Crane
Firm: Unknown
Pines Theatre
This room serves as both entrance and "trophy room" for the Pines Theatre
Photo courtesy of Adam Fraser
This 450-seat Log Cabin Chalet style movie theatre was designed by C. Howard Crane to look like a hunter's cabin.

Originally opened in 1941 by W.J. Olson, who owned many theaters in michigan at the time, the Pines Theatre features 40-foot cathedral log ceilings, a parkay wood floor, and a large collection of trophy game animals.

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Pines Theatre - Houghton Lake (Official)
Contributed by Adam Fraser

YOUR COMMENTS

 
This incredibly unique theater will remind Twin Peaks fans of the famous Black Lodge... cup of joe, anyone?!?
posted by Patrick Crowley on Feb 12, 2002 at 9:14am
Just wanted to add a few corrections to the info. I misspelled Olson, the style is Rustic, and the Architectural Firm that designed the Pines was Kellog and Crane (same company as designed FOX Theatre in Detroit)
posted by AdamFraser on Feb 18, 2002 at 8:53pm
I was told by more than one person years back that this theater was all hand notched with a double bladed axe by one man during construction. It is a shame there is no photo of the outside on this page. I have seen many movies here as a kid and remember it well though I have not seen it in 25 years, now living in Oklahoma. It is one of a kind and stands as the prime example of the prefered style of the entire area from many years ago.
posted by Paul Hughes on Jul 6, 2005 at 5:24pm
There are many pictures of this theatre on the cinema tours site. This is a very nice theatre. I would like to see it.
posted by reel3 on Jan 22, 2006 at 6:53pm
Here is a recent 2006 photo of the Pines theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 12, 2006 at 3:54am
Another recent 2006 photo of the Pines Theater can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 24, 2006 at 3:23am
The novel and warm design of this Michigan theater is too beautiful for words and deserves another go-'round under the "Recent Comments" section. Check out the Pines pix provided by LM on 7/12 and 7/24. All that's missing (to make yours truly feel cooler) is the marquee featuring "The Thing From Another World" and "Iceman" plus 2 feet of freshly fallen snow...
posted by BrooklynJim on Jul 24, 2006 at 9:48am
This is quite quaint and so very different in a log cabin design which may be the only one in existence!
posted by Patsy on Oct 14, 2006 at 11:44am
The year given for this photo is 1979

posted by Lost Memory on May 8, 2009 at 6:24pm
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