Eastbrook Theatre
2525 Lake Eastbrook Boulevard SE,
Grand Rapids,
MI
49546
2525 Lake Eastbrook Boulevard SE,
Grand Rapids,
MI
49546
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Last operated by Kerasotes, closed on August 17, 1987 with “The Squeeze” and “The Mission” in Screen 1 and “Secret Of My Success” in Screen 2.
Correct. Demolished in March 2023. I posted this link with demolition story and photos that November..
https://wgrd.com/demolition-of-the-legendary-orbit-room-in-grand-rapids-has-begun/
Status should be demolished.
Grand opening ad:
Lead Architects: Crane, Kiehler & Kellogg of Detroit. They worked in conjunction with Eastbrook Mall architect Hornbach, Steenwyk, and Thrall of Grand Rapids who were the originators of the Mall and the outparcels' original layout. Ads for the 70mm presentations of “Gone with the Wind” and “2001: A Space Odyssey” are in photos.
The theater closed as a twin at the end of a 20-year lease. It reopened as Club Eastbrook, a live concert hall from October 12, 1998 to December 1, 1993. It then became the Orbit Room on February 20, 1994. it was closed permanently 15 years later just prior to a December 31, 2018 New Year’s Eve Show due to safety concerns. It sat vacant until the former theater was demolished in 2022 and 2023.
Closed 1987.
Reopened as a poorly-split twin cinema according to Chuck Van Bibber on November 27th, 1974. Ad posted
Opened by Butterfield Theatres on August 25th, 1967. Grand opening ad posted.
It was converted into a live concert venue Club Eastbrook 1986-1993, prior to becoming The Orbit Room which closed in 2018. Confirmed Demolished 2023. Link with photos below.
https://wgrd.com/demolition-of-the-legendary-orbit-room-in-grand-rapids-has-begun/
This venue’s 70mm presentations history is included in the recently-published article “70mm Presentations in Grand Rapids: A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1967-Present”.