Calumet Theater
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N 47° 14.861 W 088° 27.211
16T E 390008 N 5233713
Located on the east side of 6th Street south of Elm Street. Plenty of roadside parking.
Waymark Code: WMMQW
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2006
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One of the first municipal theaters in America, the Calumet opened on March 20, 1900, "the greatest social event ever known in copperdom's metropolis." The theater contained a magnificent stage and elegant interior decorations, including an electrified copper chandelier. For over a decade, Copper Country audiences witnessed the broad panorama of American legitimate theater, and many prominent stage personalities, both American and European, trod the boards of the Calumet. By the 1920s, motion pictures replaced live theater, and, subsequently, live drama returned to the Calumet. The reopened community theater resumed its position as a focal point of civic pride for the people of Calumet and the Copper Country.
Historical Date: 03/20/1900
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #112
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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