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.
The North Side Theatre, located at 2007 North Michigan, first opened its doors on November 24th, 1926. Over the years, it underwent several transformations. In 1948, it was rebranded as Norside, and later, on September 16th, 1954, it adopted the name World Playhouse. Unfortunately, its curtains fell for the last time in 1959. Grand opening ads posted.
In the year 2000, United Artists shuttered the Movies at Briarwood theater. However, it was not the end of the story. The cinematic curtains rose once more on September 13th, 2003, when the venue was reborn as the Madstone Theatres. Unfortunately, the Madstone venture faced financial woes and declared bankruptcy in 2004.
But the show must go on! MJR Theatres stepped in and breathed new life into the establishment, renaming it the Village Theatre at Briarwood Mall 7 on October 8th, 2004. This incarnation aimed to captivate audiences with its four screens.
The final act unfolded in 2005, when Teicher Theatres took the stage. They transformed the theater into the Dollar Movies at Briarwood Mall, offering budget-friendly entertainment. Alas, this cinematic journey concluded in 2010 when the theater’s doors closed for the last time. (AI rewrite). Grand opening ads posted.
Closed February 23rd, 1989, as the Geroge Kerasotes Company was getting hammered by Showcase Cinemas. It was reopened as a discount cinema by Aloha Entertainment on November 13th. 1992.
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.
Closed in 1964 as a movie theatre.
The Auto Theatre opened on July 1st, 1948 and 1962. It reopened as the New Auto drive-in on April 4th. 1965.
It became the Center Art theatre on October 18th, 1950, and closed in 1951. Another ad posted.
Opened on April 14th, 1955. Grand opening ad posted.
The North Side Theatre, located at 2007 North Michigan, first opened its doors on November 24th, 1926. Over the years, it underwent several transformations. In 1948, it was rebranded as Norside, and later, on September 16th, 1954, it adopted the name World Playhouse. Unfortunately, its curtains fell for the last time in 1959. Grand opening ads posted.
Closed 1953.
In the year 2000, United Artists shuttered the Movies at Briarwood theater. However, it was not the end of the story. The cinematic curtains rose once more on September 13th, 2003, when the venue was reborn as the Madstone Theatres. Unfortunately, the Madstone venture faced financial woes and declared bankruptcy in 2004.
But the show must go on! MJR Theatres stepped in and breathed new life into the establishment, renaming it the Village Theatre at Briarwood Mall 7 on October 8th, 2004. This incarnation aimed to captivate audiences with its four screens.
The final act unfolded in 2005, when Teicher Theatres took the stage. They transformed the theater into the Dollar Movies at Briarwood Mall, offering budget-friendly entertainment. Alas, this cinematic journey concluded in 2010 when the theater’s doors closed for the last time. (AI rewrite). Grand opening ads posted.
Expanded to 20 screens on May 16th, 1998 and the IMAX screen installed on May 5th, 2006. Grand opening ads posted.
Closed in July 1999.
Opened on July 14th, 1999. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed February 23rd, 1989, as the Geroge Kerasotes Company was getting hammered by Showcase Cinemas. It was reopened as a discount cinema by Aloha Entertainment on November 13th. 1992.
Expanded to 7 screens on July 1st, 1983 Grand opening ad posted.
Opened October 7th, 1988. Grand opening ad posted.
Two screens on February 24th, 1984. Grand opening ad posted.
Renamed Ann Arbor on June 8th, 1979, after being upgraded by Goodrich Quality Theatres.
Opened on October 5th, 1973. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened on January 12th, 1968. Grand opening ad posted.
opened on December 9th, 1966. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened on July 12th, 1967. Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.