KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI
GENEALOGY & LOCAL HISTORY
Old Postcards and Photographs of Kalamazoo
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Majestic Theater 1920's
THEATERS & ENTERTAINMENT
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| South Burdick Street - probably 1908, bird's-eye view from the Kalamazoo National Bank Building constructed in 1907 . The building on the right with the flag is the old Post Office on the corner South Burdick and South St . Note the Bijou Theater on the left - it was in business for two years, 1906-1908, as a vaudeville theater. |
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Majestic Theater and Elks Club 1908 |
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 Majestic Theater, Elks Temple, and Peck Building - 1912 |
 Showing nearby post office, left foreground - 1912 |
 1914 |
 Theater Ad, Police Souvenir View Book |
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Orpheum Theater
1911 A film theater, on W. Main near Burdick, that operated until 1949. |
North Burdick St. 1949 note the Uptown Theater and Hotel Rickman |
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1930's |
1964
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1964
Bronson Park |
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| In its early day the Fuller featured live performances such as the Denishawn Dance Company with Louise Brooks. Another view of the Fuller can be found at Winter Water Wonderland Lost Theaters. |
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 Note topical reference to "Dry's" Prohibition |
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