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Wealthy Theatre is an American movie theatre and performance center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is currently operated by the Grand Rapids Community Media Center, a non-profit corporation. Wealthy Theatre is a mixed-use facility, capable of hosting live music, film, theatre and dance.
The 55th Street Playhouse—periodically referred to as the 55th Street Cinema and Europa Theatre—was a 253-seat movie house [3] at 154 West 55th Street, [2] Midtown Manhattan, New York City, that opened on May 20, 1927.
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre & School of Theatre Arts is located in downtown Grand Rapids in an 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m 2) facility consisting of four historic buildings: the Majestic Theatre (1903); the Hull Building (1890); the Botsford Building (1892); and the Wenham Building (1878).
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, E. A. Jewell was the eldest of four children born to Frank Jewell and Jenny Agnes Osterhout. [4] [5] [6] After attending high school in Grand Rapids, Jewell studied at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. [1] Between the ages of 8 and 22, Jewell displayed intense interest in the theatre and acting, and toured for a time with the Kansas City-based stage ...
DeVos Place Convention Center, erected on the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a multi-purpose convention center. It is named for Richard DeVos, who donated $20 million towards its construction. The convention center contains a large, 162,000 square foot exhibit hall and an additional 40,000 square foot ballroom. [1]
William Goodrich also operated the Majestic Theatre in Grand Rapids, which was later sold and currently exists as the Meijer Majestic Theatre, owned by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Control of the company was handed down to William's son, Bob Goodrich, who still heads Goodrich Quality Theaters.
Celebration Cinema is a movie theater chain owned and operated by Studio C (formerly known as Loeks Theatres, Inc.) with headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.Its theaters serve the cities and surrounding areas of Grand Rapids, Lansing, Muskegon, Benton Harbor/St. Joseph, Portage/Kalamazoo, and Mount Pleasant.
Reeds Lake, East Grand Rapids, MI., was a favorite summer-time destination. In 1872 the Reeds Lake and Grand Rapids Railway was established and used horse powered trams. A 10-ton steam engine , powerful enough to pull three open train cars all the way to Reeds Lake, was introduced in 1877.