Lakeview Theater
30609 Jefferson Avenue,
St. Clair Shores,
MI
48081
30609 Jefferson Avenue,
St. Clair Shores,
MI
48081
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Architects: Lavern R. Bennett, Eugene D. Straight
Firms: Bennett & Straight
Styles: Art Deco
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The Lakeview Theater was opened in 1922. It was remodeled in 1935 to the plans of architectural firm Bennett & Straight. I remember going to Saturday matinee movies in the late-1950’s for 75 cents. It was a very old theater with a balcony.
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Jim Lewis
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There is a vintage photo on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/8j6rxc
Here is a 1957 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dafdq8
Here is a 1922 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dcznkv
It’s hard to believe that building in the 1922 photo is the same as that in the 1957 picture; it seems far too small to have accommodated 570 seats and also have had a balcony.
An item in the January 22, 1935, issue of The Film Daily said that a remodeling of the Lakeview Theatre in St.Clair Shores was underway. Plans were by the Dearborn architectural firm Bennett & Straight.
A comment on the Lakeview Theatre page at Water Winter Wonderland says that this theater was on Jefferson Avenue at Francis Street. That’s only a few blocks south of 13 Mile Road, so Google Maps has its pin icon almost two miles too far south. That’s probably because the theater needs a five-digit address and we only give it four digits. The right address is most likely 30620 Jefferson, which would put it in the block just north of Francis Street.
This St. Clair Shores Public Library link says the address was originally 30609 Jefferson Avenue.
http://www.scslibrary.org/lookingback2014.html?fbclid=IwAR1kkmLPPXFqXxfBTm6q3WQmuhpMZrCKZ4sicqmM3xWnjnGL0g6CwXrTnrg