South Lyon Theater
126 E. Lake Street,
South Lyon,
MI
48178
126 E. Lake Street,
South Lyon,
MI
48178
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Hi I am now the current owner of the Lyon Theater as of Dec 1, 2015, we are remodeling again .. new seats and carpet. I am donating two old seats from 1945/46 to the Witches Hat Museum in South Lyon and I would like to know if I can get access to the photo by Don Lewis from 1940, my website would also like to display it.. remodeled website: http://www.thelyon.com/ Let me know what you can do thanks, D. Neil
We currently seat 178 at The Lyon.
Don thanks again for your great pictures.What history.
Great photo as always Don.
From the 1940s a photo of the Lyon Theater in South Lyon.
According to its official website http://www.thelyon.com/ the theatre opened in December 1945, although its official grand opening wasn’t until January 25, 1946. There wss an older theatre called the Lyons Theatre that was across the street from the Lyon.
Hello everyone. I am the proud new owner of the South Lyon Theater. The original name was “The Lyon”. So yes they are one in the same. However, since I am doing a complete interior renovation i am reverting back to the original name “The Lyon” I am in despreate need of some pictures from the era this was built. est. 1939. Much appreciated.
LostMemory;It looks like there could have been at least a couple of theatres here. In the book ‘Michigan’s Small Town Movie Theatre’s’ by Michael V. Doyal the history of the building in your recent photograph above is apparently: Built in 1889 Seating 199. Beginning first as a funeral home, later a furniture store the building finally became a movie theatre in 1969. It is still open at 126 East Lake Street.
Or maybe that 1969 date is incorrect?
The 1941 and 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook list a Lyons Theatre with 200 seats.
In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it lists a Lyon Theatre, E. Lake Street with a seating capacity of 404.
Could it be possible these are the South Lyon Theater?