Multiplexes / Bloomfield Township
Showcase Cinemas Pontiac 1-5 and 6-12
Closed – archive entry · 1970–2003
National Amusements' two Showcase cinemas faced each other across South Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township: the first opened in 1970 with Catch-22, the second in 1981 to handle the overflow.
Quick facts
- Opened
- 1970
- Closed
- 2003
- Screens
- 12
02 / The story of this place
Make time for these
National Amusements' Showcase complex was two buildings facing each other across South Telegraph Road. The original Showcase Cinemas 1 & 2 opened on November 25, 1970, with Catch-22 and grew to five screens in 1981. On October 16, 1981, the Showcase Pontiac 6-12 opened across the road to handle the overflow. The first building was decommissioned in 2002, and the second, renamed Bloomfield Hills 1-7, closed in 2003. Both have been demolished.
- Two cinemas facing each other on Telegraph
- Opened in 1970 with Catch-22
- 12 screens in all, both now demolished
Plan your visit
One building closed in 2002 and the other in 2003, and both have since been torn down. For a movie, pick one of the open cinemas in our guide.


