Loma Theatre in Coloma Michigan
Coloma Michigan, where my family has been going for over 20 years has a lot of natural beauty. Most of it involves Paw Paw Lake. My parents bought their place up there in the late fall of 1989 and one of our first trips was in December. Being a lake-town, the place was quiet and there wasn't a lot to do. But...like a beacon in the night, the Loma Theatre was open. The neon sign wasn't working, the marquee was poorly utilized (lots of "5's" for "S's" and such) and the movies were second run at best. I forget which movie we went to (as a family) that night, but I vividly remember walking into one of the 3 cramped theatres and seeing a section of seats roped off with yellow "caution" tape. About half way through the movie we found out why the tape was there as a portion of the ceiling collapsed in and slammed to the floor. The place was in rough shape. Since then, I'm not certain what has happened, but the place has been transfo