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Historic Menominee Opera House Images
Two firefighters survey the damage that was caused by the fire in the winter of 1950.
| Album | Historic MOH Images |
| Category | Journalism |
Present-Day Menominee Opera House Images
A new gutter system is now in place above the building's northeast entrance.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
A new gutter system is now in place above the building's northeast entrance.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
A new gutter system is now in place above the building's northeast entrance.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
One of our previous grants allowed us to make needed improvements to the building's roof a couple of years ago.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
The new tiles are made of modern material to make them extremely durable in order to stand up to the sometimes harsh Michigan weather.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
New tiles are carefully put in place. They've added a nice touch of color to the building.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
With the old material stripped away, the roof is ready for its new tiles.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
Getting ready for the new tiles.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
Menominee Opera House treasurer, Bill Huntley, giving a wave from high atop the building.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | People |
Menominee Opera House treasurer, Bill Huntley, admiring his handiwork.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | People |
Scaffolding on the front of the Menominee Opera House is a common sight these days. A lot of exterior work has taken place over the past couple of years.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
One of the most recent restoration projects has been on the west side of the Menominee Opera House. The bricks on this section of the building were deteriorating quickly. However, work done in the fall of 2014 has preserved this part of the structure.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
The narrow stairwell leading up to the upper and lower balconies of the Menominee Opera House provides a good photo opportunity. In this case, HDR (high dynamic range) imaging was used to create the effect that is seen here.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
New joists to support the new upper balcony floor are carefully lifted to the top of the Menominee Opera House. Work to repair and reinforce the infill wall was also completed at this time.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
The infill wall was removed, a steel frame was inserted for added support and outer brick work was done during this phase of restoration.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
The original wooden benches of the upper balcony seating are still in place in the Menominee Opera House. They were untouched by the fire of 1950, however, a thin later of soot from the blaze still covers them today.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
Taken in 2010, this photo shows the Menominee Opera House as it was prior to all of the outer restoration work that has taken place since that time.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
Taken in 2010, this photo shows the Menominee Opera House as it was prior to all of the outer restoration work that has taken place since that time.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |
Taken in 2010, this photo shows the Menominee Opera House as it was prior to all of the outer restoration work that has taken place since that time.
| Album | Modern MOH Images |
| Category | City & Architecture |