Built in 1926. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Marquette County · listed in 2005 · category: Building · built in 1926, by David E. Anderson.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Vista Theater between 1995 and 2019, burning about 91 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DIORITE |
| 1 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000058 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CO RD 601 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Vista Theater: 25 past producers, 16 occurrences, 9 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Molybdenum, Copper, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold&Copper&Tungsten&Zinc Prospect | Copper, Gold, Tungsten, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Republic Feldspar Quarry | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Copper and Tungsten Prospec | Copper, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper&Molybdenum Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Gold and Copper Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Copper&Lead&Zinc Prospect | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper&Lead&Zinc Prospect | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper&Lead&Zinc Prospect | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Negaunee, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 16 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Lightning | Negaunee | $20,000 | Lightning struck a power pole outside a residence in Negaunee. The lightning bolt traveled into the residence igniting a fire. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Negaunee | $6,000 | Most hailstones were half an inch to an inch and a half in diameter, but a few stones were three inches in diameter and shattered car windows. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Negaunee | $3,000 | Several sources reported multiple trees and large limbs down across the city of Negaunee. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Negaunee | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down from thunderstorm winds across Miller Road in New Buffalo location near Negaunee. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Negaunee | $500 | There were social media photos of a few tree limbs down in a backyard in Negaunee. The time of the delayed report was estimated from radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Negaunee | $500 | WLUC-TV6 reported a large diameter maple tree snapped along East Peck Street in Negaunee. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Negaunee | - | One inch diameter hail was observed a few blocks just to the north of downtown Negaunee. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Negaunee | - | A NWS employee reported nickel-sized hail in Negaunee with a few hailstones just under an inch in diameter. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Negaunee | - | A NWS employee observed dime-sized hail in Negaunee. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Negaunee | - | An amateur radio delayed report estimated one inch diameter hail in Negaunee. There were several dents observed on a car. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Negaunee | - | The spotter in Negaunee observed pea to nickel sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Negaunee | - | There was a delayed public report of quarter-sized hail near Negaunee. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Negaunee | - | A National Weather Service employee measured dime sized hail and wind gusts to around 45 mph in Negaunee. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Negaunee | - | Hail to one inch in diameter was reported near Negaunee. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Negaunee | - | Penny-sized hail was reported in Negaunee. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Negaunee | - | Observed at WFO Marquette. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Negaunee | - | Observed at WFO Marquette. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Negaunee | - | Trees fell across power lines. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Negaunee | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Negaunee | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Negaunee | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Negaunee | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sam Cohodas Lodge | 7.8 miles | 1991 |
 | Truck Line Bridge No. 1 | 7.8 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05000714 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marquette County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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