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Oxford is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,436 at the 2010 census . The village is located within Oxford Township . [ 4 ]
Croswell Opera House, Adrian (oldest theater in Michigan) Calumet Theatre, Calumet; Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Grand Rapids; Grant Fine Arts Center; Howard Performing Arts Center, Berrien Springs; Ironwood Theatre; Maltz Opera House, Alpena [1] Midland Center for the Arts; Tecumseh Center for the Arts, Tecumseh; Wharton Center for Performing ...
The first documented sale of public land in this area was recorded in 1823 to Elbridge Deming, who later built a log cabin on land in section 9 (in the area of M-24 and Metamora Road) of the township, around the spring of 1832. Oxford Township was not officially created until after Michigan became a state in 1837.
Pages in category "Cinemas and movie theaters in Michigan" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In 2008, NCG built a new 12-screen theater near Acworth, Georgia. In 2012, NCG acquired a ten-screen cinema in Marietta, Georgia, from Regal Entertainment Group. The theater was remodeled and reopened that year. [5] That same year, the NCG Eastwood Cinema added its 19th screen, NCG's first X-treme screen (74-feet wide and three stories tall). [6]
During World War II, like many theaters in the area, the Fox operated 24 hours a day to accommodate defense plant workers on afternoon and evening shifts. The theater routinely grossed $75,000 a week when admission was 35 cents. In 1953, the theater was the first in Michigan equipped for CinemaScope and premiered the epic picture The Robe. [4] [5]
Set in and filmed in the Detroit area including the cities of Center Line, Royal Oak, Highland Park and Grosse Pointe. (#1 film) Gridlock'd. 1997. Grosse Pointe Blank, George Armitage 1997. John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack, Hank Azaria, K. Todd Freeman, Jeremy Piven. Set in Grosse Pointe. Hoffa, Danny DeVito. 1992.
In the 1900s, the village continued slowly developing. In 1915, the Michigan Department of Transportation designated Washington Street as a major state road, leading to the rise of automobile traffic through Oxford. This affected the businesses and buildings in the downtown area, as automobile sales and service became more prominent.