Historic movie palaces / Flint
Michigan Theatre (Flint)
Closed – archive entry · 1930–1965
A Moorish-style movie palace on South Saginaw Street, south of downtown Flint, with a four-manual Page theater organ. It closed in 1965, and the building with its big MICHIGAN blade sign came down around 1975.
Quick facts
- Opened
- 1930
- Closed
- 1965
- Architect
- George J. Bachmann
- Style
- Moorish
- Seats
- 1500
02 / The story of this place
Make time for these
The Michigan Theatre on South Saginaw Street, south of downtown Flint, had opened by 1930. George J. Bachmann designed it in Moorish style with 1,500 seats, and it was equipped with a four-manual Page theater organ. It was briefly renamed the Fox Theatre in October 1950 before going back to its old name after three months. It ended as an adult movie house and closed on August 22, 1965; a plan to turn it into a church came to nothing. The boarded-up building, with its large MICHIGAN blade sign, was demolished around October 1975.
- Four-manual Page theater organ
- Moorish design by George J. Bachmann
- Briefly the Fox Theatre in 1950
Plan your visit
The theater closed in 1965 and was torn down around 1975, so there's nothing left on South Saginaw Street. For a movie night, pick one of the open cinemas in our guide.