Gem Theatre

The most recent use of the Gem Theatre has been as office space, first by a law firm and currently by a real estate firm. At some point the attraction boards on the marquee were replaced by digital signs. Local sources indicate that the Gem building was erected in 1892 as a furniture store and was converted for theater use in 1921. The 1914-1915 AMPD lists a Gem Theatre at Clio, but it must have been at a different location. A 1910 Sanborn map (the most recent available) shows an “Elec. Theatre” a few doors up the block from the later Gem’s site, but the lots have been renumbered and many buildings replaced, so I’m unable to determine just how far.