Century Theatre
345 Main Street,
Coopersville,
MI
49404
345 Main Street,
Coopersville,
MI
49404
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Independent Exhibitors Theater Services
Firms: Robinson, Campau & Crowe
Functions: Bank
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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The Century Theatre was opened in Fall of 1940.
Contributed by
Bryan Krefft
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Burglary in March 1957:
The sheriff’s department is investigating the theft of $400 from the Century Theater in Coopersville some time after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Discovery was made Thursday morning that the money had been taken out of a locked cabinet in the office of the theater which is owned by Alfred Hefferan of Eastmanville. There was no forceful entry, it is reported.
There is another exterior photo here:
http://tinyurl.com/43srjx
In 1937, Alfred Heffernan started his first theatre after the Owl Theatre in Grand Rapids located in his parent’s house lasting seven years. Graduating from Junior College, Heffernan started the Lynx Theatre in Coopersville, a 150 seater, in 1937 (see photos). It was a success and Heffernan decided to build a larger, 348-seat facility.
The Century Theatre was architected by the firm, Robinson, Campau and Crowe of Grand Rapids and built for $20,000 opening in the Fall of 1940.
I added a picture of a 1940 movie poster that’s displayed in the local Coopersville Museum.