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Oakland Theatre

Address: 41 S Saginaw St

City: Pontiac

State: MI

Zip:

County: Oakland

Open: 1919

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Owner History: Kleist Family

Number of visits to this page: 6126

Notes: Was Butterfield House

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9/12/2004 - J. Barnfather

The Oakland Theatre was destroyed by fire. Arson may have been suspected . . but the possibility never became an issue.

9/12/2004 - J. Barnfather

The Oakland Theatre was Pontiacs largest & finest. It had cascading seats with no official balcony . . and no obstructions. Every seat was ideal. Stage productions included Blackstone & His 1,001 Wonders and annual Miss Pontiac beauty contests. Theatre was located at southeast corner of Saginaw & Water Streets.

2/22/2003 - WaterWinterWonderland

The Oakland Theatre had the largest stage in Pontiac, described as big enough to stage the original road show of Ben Hur. It was built in 1919 as a vaudeville house. It burned down on October 26, 1960.

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OLD PHOTO

OLD PIC OF OAKLAND

OLD AD

1927 AD FROM JAMES