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W. S. Butterfield Theatres, Inc. was an American operator of vaudeville theaters and later movie theaters in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.Beginning in the early 1900s, "Colonel" Walter Scott Butterfield expanded his business from one vaudeville house in Battle Creek in 1906 to 114 cinemas across Michigan in 1942. [1]
Outside Metro Detroit: Croswell Opera House, Adrian (oldest theater in Michigan); Calumet Theatre, Calumet; Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Grand Rapids; Grant Fine Arts Center ...
The chain consists at present of 25 theaters with 147 screens. Most of the theaters are located in Michigan with 10 locations, especially in the Flint/Tri-Cities region and the Greater Lansing area. [1] The group also operates in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New York State, North and South Carolina and Tennessee.
The Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra is based at the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium in downtown Battle Creek. [57] The symphony is conducted by Anne Harrigan. It is Michigan's longest-running symphony orchestra. [58] The Brass Band of Battle Creek is composed of 31 brass players and percussionists from around the United States and Europe.
Kellogg Arena was built in 1980. It seats 4,675 for basketball games, 4,859 for ice shows, 4,433 for the circus, 1,500 for theatrical shows and concerts, 6,200 for end-stage concerts and 6,500 for center-stage concerts.
Charter and Ordinances of the City of Battle Creek, Steam press of the Review and herald office, 1861, ISBN 978-1-4255-1008-4 – via HathiTrust; Compilation of the charter and ordinances of the city of Battle Creek, Michigan, Press of Gage printing co., 1908 – via HathiTrust
Five years later, in 1959, the GSA began using facility space for other federal organizations, and by 1962, twenty-eight different agencies were housed there. The Office for Civil Defense was moved from the Battle Creek Federal Center in late 1962 and the Sixth Corps of the U.S.
Ypsilanti (/ ˌ ɪ p s ə ˈ l æ n t i / IP-sə-LAN-tee [4]), commonly shortened to Ypsi (/ ˈ ɪ p s iː / IP-see) is a college town and city located on the Huron River in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.