Pines Theatre
4673 W. Houghton Lake Drive,
Houghton Lake,
MI
48629
4673 W. Houghton Lake Drive,
Houghton Lake,
MI
48629
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Theatre Historical Society will be visiting this theater during our 2011 Conclave – “The Michigan Roads Less Traveled” June 21-25. See the website for details www.historictheatres.org
Very nice.
This is quite quaint and so very different in a log cabin design which may be the only one in existence!
The novel and warm design of this Michigan theater is too beautiful for words and deserves another go-‘round under the “Recent Comments” section. Check out the Pines pix provided by LM on 7/12 and 7/24. All that’s missing (to make yours truly feel cooler) is the marquee featuring “The Thing From Another World” and “Iceman” plus 2 feet of freshly fallen snow…
There are many pictures of this theatre on the cinema tours site. This is a very nice theatre. I would like to see it.
I was told by more than one person years back that this theater was all hand notched with a double bladed axe by one man during construction. It is a shame there is no photo of the outside on this page. I have seen many movies here as a kid and remember it well though I have not seen it in 25 years, now living in Oklahoma. It is one of a kind and stands as the prime example of the prefered style of the entire area from many years ago.
Just wanted to add a few corrections to the info. I misspelled Olson, the style is Rustic, and the Architectural Firm that designed the Pines was Kellog and Crane (same company as designed FOX Theatre in Detroit)
This incredibly unique theater will remind Twin Peaks fans of the famous Black Lodge… cup of joe, anyone?!?