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Tour of Mount Clemens, Michigan
"Bath
City" • Emerald Theatre • Macomb County |
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Mount
Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000
census, the city population was 17,312. It is the county seat
of Macomb County. Historically, Mount Clemens' largest industry
was the mineral baths that were scattered throughout the city
from 1873 until 1974.
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The city once encompassed 11 bathhouses and several hotels at
its peak. The first bathhouse was built in 1873 and was known
as “The Original” and was located on the corner of
Jones and Water Street.
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Over
the years, noted visitors such as film actors Clark Gable and Mae
West, athletes Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey, news magnate William
Randolph Hearst, and the Vanderbilt family vacationed in the city
for the bath industry.
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The
Macomb Theatre opened its doors to the public on July 25, 1921 with
a capacity crowd of 1635 to watch the vaudeville performance of
Pretty Baby followed by the film Scrap Iron starring
Charles Ray.
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In
1981 the Macomb Council for the Performing Arts gained control of
the Theatre and brought live performances to the stage for the first
time in nearly forty years. The 1990s brought new life into the
old Macomb Theatre as it underwent yet another transformation, this
time into a night club format.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
In
2000, the theatre was purchased by its current owners, and renamed
The Emerald Theatre Complex. Extensive renovation was done to the
exterior of the building by adding new ornamentation, lighting and
a digital marquee. The Emerald opened its doors to the public on
October 13, 2000 with a sold out performance of famed jazz artist
Earl Klugh.
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