This opened or first mentioned as the Monarch Theatre on February 17th, 1917 and became the Monarch theatre on August 9th. 1921 grand opening ad posted.
May 27th, 1970: The Green Acres Cinema opened with a single screen under the management of General Cinemas.
June 9th, 1978: It underwent renovations and reopened with two cinemas. However, a wall was placed down the middle of the theater without properly realigning the seats to face the screens correctly.
1984: Goodrich Quality took over the management.
September 1991: The theater closed.
November 19th, 1993: It reopened.
January 2nd, 1996: Unfortunately, it closed once again. Grand opening ads posted.
Opening: The Marr Theatre welcomed audiences on February 4th, 1938, providing a venue for entertainment, films, and community gatherings.
Closure: Unfortunately, the theater’s curtains fell in 1961, marking the end of an era.
Transformation: In the 1960s, the once-grand theater underwent a drastic transformation. Its interior was gutted, and the space was repurposed into a strip mall.
Abandonment: By 2008, the Marr Theatre had been vacated and left to the elements, standing as a silent witness to its own past.
Closed in 1926, rebuilt and reopened on June 4th, 1927. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened on February 22nd, 1926. Grand opening ad posted.
The State Theatre opened on April 5th, 1926. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened on March 3rd, 1921. Grand opening ad posted,
Imagine if they replace the neon with color changing LED’s
Grand opening ad posted. https://aadl.org/N014_0037_005 has picture.
Grand opening ad posted.
The old Eagle theatre opened or placed its first ad on May 12th, 1908. Ad posted.
Grand opening ad as Cinema X posted.
Grand opening ads posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Here’s what I found out:
•October 18th, 1921: The Frolic Theatre opened its doors.
•April 19th, 1943: Tragically, it was destroyed by fire.
•November 23rd, 1944: The theatre was rebuilt and reopened, now boasting 1,032 seats.
•April 27th, 1959: Unfortunately, due to declining attendance, the Frolic Theatre closed its curtains.
Grand opening ads and article posted.
This opened or first mentioned as the Monarch Theatre on February 17th, 1917 and became the Monarch theatre on August 9th. 1921 grand opening ad posted.
The Frolic Theatre opened on October 18th, 1921. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened on August 21st, 1948 and closed in 1991. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened on June 25th, 1993. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed 1994.
Twelve screens in 1989. It was renamed Saginaw 16 on September 7th, 1991 but screens 13-16 never opened. More to come for this cinema.
Opened October 22nd, 1985. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed as a full-time movie theatre in 1977.
You can see that it was two separate buildings with a passageway for the projectionist.
May 27th, 1970: The Green Acres Cinema opened with a single screen under the management of General Cinemas.
June 9th, 1978: It underwent renovations and reopened with two cinemas. However, a wall was placed down the middle of the theater without properly realigning the seats to face the screens correctly.
1984: Goodrich Quality took over the management.
September 1991: The theater closed.
November 19th, 1993: It reopened.
January 2nd, 1996: Unfortunately, it closed once again. Grand opening ads posted.
Opened on February 25th, 1970, with 747 seats. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed 1965.
Opening: The Marr Theatre welcomed audiences on February 4th, 1938, providing a venue for entertainment, films, and community gatherings.
Closure: Unfortunately, the theater’s curtains fell in 1961, marking the end of an era.
Transformation: In the 1960s, the once-grand theater underwent a drastic transformation. Its interior was gutted, and the space was repurposed into a strip mall.
Abandonment: By 2008, the Marr Theatre had been vacated and left to the elements, standing as a silent witness to its own past.
Grand opening ad posted.