Michigan Theatre
1107-1111 E. Genesee Avenue,
Saginaw,
MI
48607
1107-1111 E. Genesee Avenue,
Saginaw,
MI
48607
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Previously operated by: Paramount Pictures Inc.
Architects: Lavern R. Bennett, Eugene D. Straight
Firms: Bennett & Straight
Styles: Art Deco
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Located on the urban side of town, the Michigan Theatre was opened on June 28, 1936 with Wallace Beery in “Ah Wilderness!”. In the 1940’s it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary W.S. Butterfield Theatres Inc. and Butterfield Michigan Theaters Co. It was reopened on January 17, 1964. It closed on December 25, 1964 following an incident when a teenager ran rampant with a knife in the auditorium. The upstairs was converted into apartments. It has since been demolished.
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An article about concrete theater construction, in Boxoffice of April 2, 1949, included an interior photo of the Michigan Theatre, though I don’t find the house mentioned in the article itself. The style was Art Deco. The photo caption attributes the design to the Dearborn architectural firm Bennett & Straight.
Opened on June 28th, 1936. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed 1965.
William Hamilton and William D. Grumbley reopened the theatre on January 17, 1964. On Christmas, 1,000 patrons showed up for the Theatrofilm concert, “The T.A.M.I. Show.” Unfortunately, a riot caused by a knife wielding teenager made the December 25, 1964 showing the final for the Michigan Theatre.