Cinema III (I)
220 Bridge Street,
Charlevoix,
MI
49720
220 Bridge Street,
Charlevoix,
MI
49720
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It became the Cinema III on August 1, 1973, not around 1959. The Palace Theater name continued to last throughout the 1960’s and early 1970’s.
The Palace Theater was built and opened in 1918 by a husband-and-wife team of Lou and Elizabeth Galster of Petoskey.
On March 5, 1945, the Palace Theater was completely destroyed by a fire. It was later rebuilt and reopened later that year.
The Palace Theater name continued to last until August 1, 1973 when it reopened as the Cinema III with “Hell Upside Down” as its first film.
This website shows the original Cinema III and a picture of the building after it was refaced and converted to a clothing store. The third picture and accompanying article relate to the second Cinema III on Antrim Street which has its own page here on CT