Comments from kencmcintyre

Here is a link for this theater:
http://ah.bfn.org/a/main/646/hist/

From the Internet Movie Database:

Back to God’s Country (1919)

Trivia: Critically ill, lead actor Ronald Byram left the shoot during the first two weeks and was replaced by Wheeler Oakman. It is probable that it is Byram in the close-ups in the sledge in the final chase scenes. Roy Laidlaw is frequently but erroneously referred to as Ralph Laidlaw in the trade press of the time. Edna Shipman did not act in this film as is sometimes claimed. The film opened at the Strand Theater in Owosso, Michigan where it played for three days.

Here is a map, circa 1950, which shows the Broadway between 4th and 5th:
http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/subwayarea.htm

Here is a map, circa 1950, which shows the location of the theater on Broadway, next to the Central Theater:
http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/subwayarea.htm

Here is a map, circa 1950, which shows the location of the Muse and Rosslyn theaters:
http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/subwayarea.htm

I watched the first season of the Rockford Files on DVD yesterday. The opening montage does show the red and white marquee of the Optic, circa 1974. The current attraction was Point Blank, a 1967 film by John Boorman starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson.

Here is another link with some photos:
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Here is a link:
http://www.michigandriveins.com/detail.asp?id=92

Here is a link:
http://www.michigandriveins.com/detail.asp?id=41

The above link has been expanded:
http://www.michigandriveins.com/detail.asp?id=97

Here is a link:
http://www.michigandriveins.com/detail.asp?id=21

Here is a link:
http://www.michigandriveins.com/detail.asp?id=40

Here is a link:
http://www.michigandriveins.com/detail.asp?id=111