Comments about Michigan Theater in South Haven, MI

btkrefft on May 28, 2012 at 11:09 am

A photo I took of the Michigan Theater this past weekend can be seen here.

lostmemory on September 11, 2009 at 8:04 am

Here is a September 2009 photo.

lostmemory on June 7, 2009 at 1:28 pm

This is a nice May 2009 photo.

lostmemory on May 11, 2009 at 10:22 am

Here are some 1983 Photos:

lostmemory on May 9, 2009 at 7:59 pm

1982 Photo

lostmemory on August 25, 2008 at 7:57 pm

Here is another 2008 photo.

lostmemory on February 18, 2008 at 12:02 pm

This is a 2008 photo.

lostmemory on January 9, 2008 at 6:49 pm

Here is a night view of the Michigan marquee from around 1993.

lostmemory on January 29, 2007 at 4:58 am

I haven’t found any mention of a prior name for the Michigan Theater but it is possible that it had another name. Those other South Haven, MI theaters could be added to CT. If one of them turns out to be the Michigan Theater it could be removed.

btkrefft on January 28, 2007 at 1:02 pm

Lost,
I wonder if the Michigan Theatre is a remodel of an earlier theater or a new construction? The 1945 (and several editions prior) Film Daily Yearbook lists two theaters in South Haven, both run by a subsidiary of Paramount:
Center (438 seats)
Model (460 seats)

The 1950 edition lists:
Model (419 seats)
Phoenix (468 seats)

Obviously the Michigan Theatre dates to after 1950. I wonder if anyone can give any more history on the Michigan, or the other 2 or 3 South Haven movie houses?

lostmemory on January 28, 2007 at 12:40 pm

The Water Winter Wonderland site has this theater listed as a triplex. “The theater has been split into a tri-plex with 2 lower auditoriums and a converted balcony auditorium”. Here is the website.

lostmemory on January 28, 2007 at 7:55 am

This is a recent photo of the Michigan Theater.

Michigan Theater

210 Center Street, South Haven, MI 49090

210 Center Street,
South Haven, MI 49090