Grand Ledge Opera House

121 South Bridge Street,
Grand Ledge, MI 48837

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The Grand Ledge Opera House was built as a roller skating rink in 1884. The building was converted into an opera house known as Blake’s Opera House which opened on May 12, 1886. Blake’s Opera House was used for talent shows, vaudeville, and athletic contests. At some point it became Sackett’s Opera House and silent movies were shown here. The opera house closed and became a furniture store in 1928.

Around 1984 Mapes Furniture donated the opera house to the Grand Ledge Area Historical Society. Today, the Grand Ledge Opera House is used primarily as a community center and for meetings, weddings and an occasional concert.

Contributed by Lost Memory

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lostmemory
lostmemory on April 1, 2009 at 3:54 pm

An older photo can be seen on this website and another photo is here.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 1, 2009 at 6:57 pm

Here is a nice 2008 photo of the building and this is a photo of the historical marker.

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