Capitol Theatre
204 North Washington Ave.,
Lansing,
MI
204 North Washington Ave.,
Lansing,
MI
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The Capitol Theatre was located at 204 N. Washington Ave. and was managed by Butterfield theatres of Detroit. In 1955, the building was owned by the Claude Cody estate. The manager at that time was Harry Hayden, who moved on to manage the Esquire Theatre at 122 E. Michigan Ave. The Capitol had a second run policy or as we term it today, a cheap seat theater.
The second run policy was now in place at the Esquire which had been closed for several months but was reopened with the closing of the Capitol and the Southtown Theatres. All three theaters were managed by the Butterfiled Theatre Group. The Capitol operated between 1912-1955 and its former names were the Empress and the Theatorium.
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Charles Van Bibber
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Link will take you to some great photos of the Capitol Theatre.
The status of the Capitol in Lansing should be “demolished”. I tried to find it this weekend but I was told that it was torn down 15 years ago.
This is now the “campus” of Lansing Community College. I guess there could be worse fates for the land that used to house the theatre.
Note that it’s across from the Gladmer and it’s neon sign can be seen on a postcard from 1944 of Lansing’s “Business Section”.
This website has an old photo and a photo of the building that is located here today.