Multiplexes / Southfield
Americana Theatre
Closed – archive entry · 1967–2001
Southfield's legendary big-screen house: it opened in 1967 with an Otto Preminger film, its 30-by-60-foot screen was one of Michigan's largest before IMAX, and it became the area's showcase for Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
Quick facts
- Opened
- 1967
- Closed
- 2001
- Architect
- Samson Associates (1967); Louis Wiltse (1972 additions)
- Style
- Modern
- Seats
- about 1,750 (original auditorium)
- Screens
- 12
02 / The story of this place
Make time for these
Nicholas George opened the Americana on June 18, 1967, with Otto Preminger's Hurry Sundown. Designed by Samson Associates, its main auditorium held about 1,750 people, and its 30-by-60-foot screen was one of the largest in Michigan before IMAX. With 70mm projection it became a roadshow house for films like Finian's Rainbow and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and from the late 1970s the big room was the area's showcase for Star Wars and the Indiana Jones films. Louis Wiltse added auditoriums in 1972, AMC bought the complex in 1986 and installed metal detectors after shootings in the late 1980s. A 1990 remodel carved up the great auditorium and renamed it AMC Southfield City 12. It couldn't compete with the new Star Southfield 20, closed in 2001 and was demolished.
- Opened with Otto Preminger's Hurry Sundown
- 30-by-60-foot screen, 70mm projection
- Showcase for Star Wars and Indiana Jones
Plan your visit
The Americana closed in 2001 and was torn down, so you won't find it on Greenfield Road anymore. For a big-screen night, check the open cinemas in our guide.
Cinemas nearby
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Multiplexes / Canton
Emagine Canton
A 19-screen first-run multiplex on Ford Road in Canton, run by Michigan-owned Emagine: EMX and Super EMX premium screens with Dolby Atmos, cuddle chairs and a bar. Tickets are $5 on Tuesdays.
Multiplexes / Hartland
Emagine Hartland
A 10-screen first-run cinema on Hartland Road in Livingston County: an EMX premium room with laser projection and Dolby Atmos, heated recliners, a small screening room and a lobby lounge. Tickets are $5 on Tuesdays.
Multiplexes / Macomb Township
Emagine Macomb
A 9-screen, 1,171-seat first-run cinema on 23 Mile Road in Macomb Township, built inside a former Kroger. Every seat is a reserved leather recliner, the biggest room is an EMX with Dolby Atmos, and there's a full bar in the lobby.