N K Theatre

268 Market Street,
Muskegon, MI 49490

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Previous Names: Temple Theatre, Empress Theatre, Ritz Theatre

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N K Theatre

Opened on March 1, 1909 as the Temple Theatre. On September 1, 1912 it became the Empress Theatre, then Ritz Theatre on October 7, 1928. On January 29, 1943, Nick Kuris bought the theatre, changing its name to N K. Theatre. From 1964 it began screening adult movies and closed in 1971. It was demolished in May 1973.

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on September 12, 2016 at 3:30 am

The Temple Theatre was mentioned in this item from the January 21, 1911, issue of The Nickelodeon:

“Carl Ray, who has purchased the Temple theater in Muskegon from A. J. Gilligham and E. M. Smith, is now in control of all the theaters in that city, including the three moving picture houses.”
There is no Market Street in Muskegon today, which is why Google Maps is defaulting to the town of Whitehall, some distance north. I suspect the street name has been changed, but I don’t recognize anything resembling any of the vintage photos on the photo page among the few, pathetic scraps that remain of downtown Muskegon.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 8, 2024 at 10:26 pm

Opened March 1st, 1909 as Temple per newspaper clipping in the photo section.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 8, 2024 at 10:52 pm

Reopened as Empress on September 1st, 1912. Ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 9, 2024 at 9:58 pm

Renamed Ritz on October 7th, 1928 and NK on January 29th, 1943 as Nick Juris takes it over. Grand opening ads posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 10, 2024 at 5:37 pm

Adult policy started in 1964 and closed or stopped its newspaper ads in 1971.

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