Farmington Civic Theatre

Farmington Civic Theater

Farmington Civic Theater facade

Facade of the Farmington Civic Theater, taken in 2007
Address 33332 Grand River Avenue
Farmington, Michigan
United States
Coordinates 42°27′54″N 83°22′34″W / 42.46487°N 83.37607°W / 42.46487; -83.37607
Capacity 410
Website
www.thefct.com

The historic Farmington Civic Theater is located in downtown Farmington, Michigan. The theater opened in 1940 and is still operating. The Civic is a historical site and annually draws about 80,000 to downtown Farmington.[1]

History

In 1999 The City of Farmington bought the Farmington Civic Theater from the Hohler family. The Hohler family had operated the theater since its 1940 opening. Right after purchasing the theater, the City renovated, adding new seating, an elevator, a new roof and updated the lobby, concessions area, and restrooms.[1]

Now

The Farmington Civic Theater has a blade marquee and facade in shades of red and off-white. The main floor seats 275 while the upper theater seats 132. Seating in the Civic's upper theater is “stadium seating” style auditorium. The theater has daily showings of intermediate and second-run movies.[1]

The theater removed 35mm projectors and older technical equipment in July 2013 and converted to digital projection with Dolby Surround 7.1.

Location

The Civic is located at 33332 Grand River Avenue in Farmington, Michigan.[1] It is just east of the Farmington Road and Grand River Avenue intersection in Downtown Farmington. Surrounding the Civic are over 150 stores, restaurants and shops. It is also located just 10 minutes away from 12 Oaks Mall in Novi, Michigan. The Farmington Civic Theater is less than 30 minutes from Detroit.[1]

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