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Roxy Theater

Address: 521 Washington Avenue

City: Alpena

State: MI

Zip: 48708

County: Alpena

Open:

Capacity: 1821

Owner History: Butterfield Theatres

Number of visits to this page: 6542

Notes: AKA Alvarado, Roxy, Lyric, Grotto, Rialto, Temple

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3/13/2021 - Cinema Treasures

Opened in 1906 as the Alvarado Theater. In early-1913 it briefly became the Lyric Theater. By June 1913 the name was changed again to the Grotto Theater. In February 1921 the interior was destroyed by fire. Repairs were carried out and by 1926 it was known as the Temple Theater. In 1936 it was renamed Rialto Theater and in the late-1930’s the name was changed to the Roxy Theater. The Roxy Theater closed around 1958. Click the link below for a photo of the Roxy Theater. The movie on the marquee is dated at 1939.

2/2/2004 - WaterWinterWonderland

The Lyric appears to date back to the late 20's or early 30's, and stayed open into at least the late 1950's as the newpaper ad from 1956 indicates.

Photos:4

AS THE ALVARADO

AS THE ROXY

OLD SHOT OF LYRIC

1956 AD