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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Michigan » Royal Oak » Landmark Main Art Theatre
Also known as Main Theatre

Landmark Main Art Theatre

Royal Oak, MI
118 N. Main Street
, Royal Oak, MI 48067 United States
(map)
248.262.2111
Status: Open
Screens: Triplex
Style: Art Deco
Function: Movies (Independent)
Seats: 800
Chain: Landmark Theatres (USA)
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
Landmark Main Art Theatre
Exterior view of Royal Oak's Landmark Main Art Theatre (taken August 1998)
Photo courtesy of Dennis Lewis
The Main Theatre opened in the early- 1940's, and today remains a popular movie house showing independent, foreign, and classic films.

Related Websites

Landmark-Main Art (Official)
Contributed by Dennis Lewis

YOUR COMMENTS

 
The Main is now a triple screener. Two smaller auditoriums were added on to the original main theatre.
posted by Lucie on Nov 21, 2002 at 8:45am
It may not be a theatre much longer. Good authority has it that the building is to be razed and high rise condos built on the site. The new building is supposedly going to have a theatre built into it, but it won't have the charm of the old structure....and parking will be even more of a problem than in the past. Sigh!
posted by DonF on Apr 29, 2004 at 6:10am
Street View of the Main Art Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/Michigan%20Theatres/MainArtTheatre118No.jpg
posted by Chuck1231 on Aug 23, 2005 at 7:48pm
This is similar to the photo at the top of the page only larger.
posted by Lost Memory on Sep 27, 2005 at 4:57am
Here is a much larger photo of the Main Art Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Nov 28, 2005 at 4:47pm
This is a recent 2006 photo of the Main Art Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Jun 27, 2006 at 2:19pm
Another 2006 photo of the Main Art Theater can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 25, 2006 at 3:40pm
This is the Main Art Theater at night.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 2, 2006 at 1:25pm
How about another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2v7wdj
posted by ken mc on Mar 1, 2007 at 10:19am
Here is a 2007 photo of the Main Art Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 6, 2007 at 7:29am
What is the current status of this theater? Last I heard, it was threatened by demolition. If it's gone (or soon to be gone), it truly is a shame.
posted by Marjorie O'Brien on Jun 10, 2007 at 1:47pm
This website has some photos of the Main Art Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 11, 2007 at 4:20pm
God save the Main Art.

I don't know that I could bear to have another childhoodadolescent memory of mine wind up as a pile of rubble.
posted by A. Ratcliffe on Sep 29, 2007 at 10:20pm
Looks like the condos might have been built next door. Or, I suppose, they might have decided to only build 1/2 condo towers due to market conditions.

posted by Life's too short on Sep 30, 2007 at 7:30am
I believe the current plan is to utilize the theater space for parking or additional add-ons at the rear of the development. All I've heard, though, is that as soon as the lease is up, they're done.
posted by A. Ratcliffe on Oct 2, 2007 at 3:37pm
Picture as of Ocotber of 2007

http://www.flickr.com/photos/detroitderek/1572967605/in/set-72157602770798694/
posted by DetroitDerek on Jan 15, 2008 at 6:23am
I was just in the area last week and decided to take in a flick while the place is still standing. It's remarkable to me what little has changed since I first worked there 15 years ago. The ol' place is still fighting it out.
posted by A. Ratcliffe on Mar 6, 2008 at 2:28pm
Here is a July 2008 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 19, 2008 at 5:31pm
This is another recent view of the Main Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 28, 2008 at 9:53am
1982 Photo

1984 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on May 9, 2009 at 2:29pm
The Main Theatre opened on Aug. 7, 1941 with seating listed at 800. The Architectual firm was Bennett & Straight.
posted by Chuck1231 on Sep 14, 2009 at 9:52pm
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