Clawson Theatre

Built by Mr. Belinski and Mr. Fishman, the theater opened in 1940 and operated here until 1957. During the 1940's, it featured "dish night," when each patron received a piece of china with the price of admission. Women were regular moviegoers for that reason, especially when eager to complete discounted china sets. Some patrons recalled resounding crashes at the end of the feature when movie watchers, caught up in the story, forgot they were holding a piece of china in their laps. Employee Hannah Rock and her two sisters worked at the theater during the 1940's and made their own uniforms from cloth the theater provided.

Clawson, Michigan · United States