The Michigan Theatre opened in 1930 as a 1,600-seat vaudeville and movie house, with a Spanish Revival auditorium of plaster grotesques, a starry blue ceiling, and a Barton organ. After decades of decline it was rescued from demolition in the 1970s and is now a non-profit performing arts venue.
The programme runs from classic film screenings to touring bands, comedy nights, and local theatre. Even on a quiet afternoon the lobby is worth looking at — the restoration is honest and most of the original detail survives.