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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Michigan » Traverse City » City Opera House

  This theater is featured in our companion book, Cinema Treasures. Find out more…

City Opera House

Traverse City, MI
106 East Front Street
, Traverse City, MI, United States
(map)
Status: Open/Renovating/Restoring
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 730
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Opened in 1892, the City Opera House closed in 1920 and didn't reopen until 1945, when movies and other events failed to keep the theater in business.

Reopened in 1988 by The City Opera House Heritage Association, the group has already raised half of its $8.5 million goal for the theater's planned restoration. Film programming is also planned for the future.

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City Opera House (Official)
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Here is a recent photo of the City Opera House.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 1, 2006 at 3:41pm
The Opera House has hosted so much more than just the Film Festival. For our current campaign status (Over $7 Million!!!!), photos, events and construction news please visit us at www.cityoperahouse.org We look forward to another wonderful year of events and hope you can come enjoy our brand new Grand Entrance on Front Street. For the first time ever we now have full access for everyone and will have new seats in the balcony early 2007. Check out the website for musicals, festivals, operas and symphony events.
posted by City Opera House Heritage Assoc on Feb 8, 2007 at 10:02am
The City Opera House in Traverse City is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. Charles Wilhelm was the Mgr. and the seating capacity is listed as 1,114. Ticket prices ranged from 25 to 75 cents. The house had electric illumination. The proscenium opening was 36 feet wide X 20 feet high, and the stage was 25 feet deep. The theatre was on the second floor and there were 7 in the house orchestra. The 1897 population was 9,000 with an additional 8,000 in surrounding villages. Hotels were the Park Place, Hotel Whiting and Front Street House. There was one daily newspaper and 3 weeklies. Also listed in the Guide in Traverse City was Steinburg's Grand Opera House which had 776 seats.
posted by Ron Salters on Jun 30, 2007 at 10:55am
Another photo is available at this website.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 3, 2008 at 4:08pm
This is a 2008 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 4, 2008 at 7:46am
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