Gem Theater
120 Ross Street,
Beaverton,
MI
48612
120 Ross Street,
Beaverton,
MI
48612
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My grandfather Albert S. “Al” Johnson’s Johnson Construction Company almost certainly built the Gem Theatre. His son’s notes show the “Beaverton” theater job in 1940. No theater name is indicated, but it almost certainly refers to the Gem Theatre, which is still open. Unfortunately Al Johnson’s theater project slide collection includes none of this job.
A couple of early photos on this site show two pairs of art moderne entrance doors with half-octagonal glass - a style of patented “Johnson doors” - similar to those on the Bad Axe Theatre and other Michigan theaters built by Johnson Construction Co. between the 1930s and 1950s.
Updated website link: https://www.beavertongem.com/
According to a post on film-tech forums, this theater has reopened!
As of March 2016 the Gem has been purchased and is currently under full major renovation.
The office website is at http://www.beavertongemtheater.com/
I lived in Beaverton 1979-1985 .. This neat little Mom ‘n Pop theater was showing Major New releases for $1.00 !!! – People were driving in from Midland, Gladwin, Harrison to see ONE DOLLAR films … the old
man made some of it back with candy & pop prices … but so what?