Rapids Theatre

451 N. Shore Drive,
Eaton Rapids, MI 48827

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moax429
moax429 on September 9, 2022 at 10:18 pm

If the Eaton Theater in Charlotte was saved, something could - and should - have been done with the Rapids. On the occasions I drive through Eaton Rapids, I would drive by where the theater was and can only imagine if it were still open today; most likely as two screens, like the Eaton, but the Rapids could have possibly shown what the Eaton couldn’t get, if it was still here!

graymatters
graymatters on April 17, 2021 at 7:06 pm

My grandfather Albert S. “Al” Johnson, referenced above as the “theatre consultant” was also the general contractor for the construction of the Rapids Theatre. His Johnson Construction Company built at least sixty-four Michigan theaters and drive-ins between the 1930s and 1950s.

I’ve uploaded six Kodachrome slides that Al shot of the Rapids Theatre in 1950. In two of them you can see the free-hand drawings or murals referenced in the above overview.

moax429
moax429 on December 19, 2017 at 8:48 pm

This former theater site is now used for a bank and a furniture store.