Pic Theater
426 Quincy Street,
Hancock,
MI
49930
426 Quincy Street,
Hancock,
MI
49930
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The Orpheum Theater opened in 1910 as a vaudeville theater. In the 1920’s the Orpheum Theater started showing movies. In the 1940’s, it was operated by Fox Wolverine Corp., a subsidiary of Fox Theatres. In 1959 there was a fire at this theater and it was remodeled and renamed the Pic Theater. This theater has belonged to the Mason family since it first opened.
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Photo of the Pic Theatre.
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This is a photo of the Pic theater.
Here is an account of the fire on June 26, 1959:
Fire Threatens Business Area Of Hancock
Two wooden buildings, both landmarks of Hancock’s earlier days, were virtually destroyed by fire of undetermined origin Thursday night. The Mason building was gutted by flames that spread in an adjacent apartment building.
The Mason building, which had two apartments upstairs, was built by the late Col. William Mason before the turn of the century. Among the Mason structures threatened was the Orpheum Theater, Hancock’s last. The Kenesaw Theater was destroyed by fire in April.
Two more photos can be seen at this link.
1979 Photo