Reeds Lake pavilion

Notes:

The Ramona Theatre Pavilion was built in 1897 on the West Side of the Park on Lakeside Drive, overlooking Reeds Lake. It was an extremely popular summertime venue that could seat 1,700 people. Popular plays, musicals, Vaudevillian and burlesque acts, silent films, talkies and favorite local and national entertainers, such as Will Rogers, appeared at the theatre during its heyday. The theater was torn down in 1949. Ca. 1900.

Data Provider:

Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Theaters, Pavilions, and Buildings

Rights:

© Grand Rapids Public Library. All Rights Reserved.

URL:

http://cdm16055.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16055coll4/id/228