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At an unknown date, the original 1969 auditorium was split into two. In 1986, Nicholas George Theatres was sold to AMC Theatres, allowing AMC to expand into the Detroit area.<ref>[https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150628/NEWS/306289975/metro-detroits-movie-theater-business-model-changes-focus-then "Metro Detroit's movie theater business model changes focus, then changes again"], [[Crain's Detroit Business]], June 28, 2015.</ref>
[[File:AMC Southgate 4 Theatres post-closure.jpg|thumb|right|AMC Southgate 4 Theatres in 1992, shortly after its permanent closure.]]
The AMC Southgate 4 Theatres closed on April 23, 1992, with the final showings being ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beethoven_(film) Beethoven]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Talk Straight Talk]'' at 9:45 p.m. and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepwalkers_(film) Sleepwalkers]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Men_Can't_Jump White Men Can't Jump]'' at 10:00 p.m.<ref>[https://freep.newspapers.com/image/99606769/ Movie Guide], [[Detroit Free Press]], April 23, 1992.</ref> The theater building was demolished in 1993, and the Meijer #123 gas station opened on the Southgate 4 site on August 30, 1994.<ref>[https://vendornet.meijer.com/Home/Section/StoreLocations-206 Meijer Store Locations], meijer.com</ref>
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