I just found this site and am excited to see the Strand listed and discussed. I have fond memories of the Strand in Tecumseh. I grew up there and remember seeing Ben-Hur first run when I was about five with my older brother. The last movie I saw there was The Flim Flam Man in 1967. Sadly, it was demolished shortly after. I’ll have to check but I think that was the year it was torn down but might have been 1968. I would walk by the site during my school lunch hour during the demolition period and one day I found a few tickets from a ticket roll amongst the rubble in the ticket booth area. I still have those today and are a cherished piece of local/movie history for me. Thinking back, it’s amazing i was able to get that close.
I hope to find more info about the Opera House days and will report back. I do recall hearing that during the vaudeville days, many acts came through little Tecumseh and performed there, including the Marx Brothers. When I was a kid I’d heard that there was still a Marx Bros. poster on a wall backstage from that era but don’t recall that ever confirming that. I remember looking for it during the demolition but, of course, I had limited access.
I just found this site and am excited to see the Strand listed and discussed. I have fond memories of the Strand in Tecumseh. I grew up there and remember seeing Ben-Hur first run when I was about five with my older brother. The last movie I saw there was The Flim Flam Man in 1967. Sadly, it was demolished shortly after. I’ll have to check but I think that was the year it was torn down but might have been 1968. I would walk by the site during my school lunch hour during the demolition period and one day I found a few tickets from a ticket roll amongst the rubble in the ticket booth area. I still have those today and are a cherished piece of local/movie history for me. Thinking back, it’s amazing i was able to get that close.
I hope to find more info about the Opera House days and will report back. I do recall hearing that during the vaudeville days, many acts came through little Tecumseh and performed there, including the Marx Brothers. When I was a kid I’d heard that there was still a Marx Bros. poster on a wall backstage from that era but don’t recall that ever confirming that. I remember looking for it during the demolition but, of course, I had limited access.