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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Michigan » Farmington » Farmington Civic Theatre
Also known as Civic Theatre, Farmington Civic 2

Farmington Civic Theatre

Farmington, MI
33332 Grand River Avenue
, Farmington, MI 48336 United States
(map)
248.474.5500
Status: Open
Screens: Twin
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Movies (Second Run)
Seats: 750
Chain: Independent
Architect: C. Howard Crane, Louis Wiltse
Firm: Unknown
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A late C. Howard Crane design in Art Moderne style, opening in late 1940, the Farmington Civic sat about 550 on the main floor and about 200 in the balcony.

The theater has an elegant blade marquee and elegant facade, in shades of red and off-white.

Though officially just the Civic Theatre, it was advertised as the Farmington Civic, so as not to confuse it with the Civic-Detroit (or Detroit-Civic, as it was variously called) a few miles away.

The only time the Civic ever closed in its history was in the winter of 1989-90 when Louis Wiltse tastefully converted the balcony into a piggy-backed second auditorium. It was reopened as the Farmington Civic 2 in early 1990, showing second-run fare.

The Civic is one of the few old-fashioned movie houses still in operation in all of southwestern Michigan, and has lost none of its charm and style over the decades.

According to "Andrea," the theater has been operated by the city of Farmington for the past three years. For more information, call the city managers office (248) 474-5500 x221. The name of the person to get in touch with is Holly Manzella.

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The Farmington Civic Theatre (Official)
Contributed by Bryan Krefft, Oren Walther, Andrea

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On my photo "drive-by" of Downtown Detroit and Grand River I seen the Civic and snapped to pics. Didn't get a chance to go inside but I hope I do, based on the marquee I think this must be a real gem on the inside also. here are some pics:
http://detroit.snweb.org/images/civic1.gif
http://detroit.snweb.org/images/civic2.gif
posted by SNWEB.ORG on Apr 21, 2004 at 3:45pm
Nice color photo of the Civic.
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/6/civicth.jpg
posted by Chuck1231 on Oct 2, 2005 at 7:55pm
Another photo of the Civic Theater can be seen here.
posted by Lost Memory on Oct 9, 2005 at 9:01am
This is another photo of the Civic theater.
posted by Lost Memory on May 25, 2006 at 8:52am
Here is a recent photo of the Civic theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Dec 31, 2006 at 6:44am
This is a recent close-up view of the Farmington Civic 2.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 19, 2007 at 5:41am
Two more photos can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Nov 29, 2007 at 7:51pm
This is the website for the Farmington Civic Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 6, 2008 at 11:57am
That link didn't last long. Here is an updated link for this theaters website.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 13, 2008 at 9:19am
This website has some photos.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 13, 2008 at 9:24am
Here is a nice 2008 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 15, 2009 at 6:40pm
A night time photo of the verticle and marquee from a flickr member.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eridony/3201810107/in/pool-72675154@N00/
posted by Chuck1231 on Feb 7, 2009 at 5:29pm
1982 Photo

1984 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on May 8, 2009 at 9:13am
Nice pohoto from a flickr and CT member.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detroitderek/1405230764/in/set-72157602770798694/
posted by Chuck1231 on Aug 14, 2009 at 10:57pm
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