Detroit MovieTheatres

Includes Inner Wayne County towns

12/26/2011

WAYNE COUNTY

DETROIT

Abington

AKA: Littman-Peoples, Goldcoast

8208 12th St1944-1953800 seats* 1927 opened as Littman-Peoples in1927 with 1,100 seats.* 1938 known as simply as Littman's* 1941 closed* 1945 reopened as Abington* 1953 closed* 1956 reopened as Goldcoast* 1958 closed

Academie

9000 Oakland1921-1928342 seats

Ace

AKA: Frontenac

7206 Harper1939-1951834 seats* 1912 opened as Frontenac* 1939 renamed Ace* Early 1940's taken over by Wisper-Wetman Theaters (Co-Op)* 1951 closed

Acme

17 Davison1922-1924Brown, Samuel (Booked byCooperative) owned this theatre.

Adams

44 W Adams1917-19881,545 seats

* 1918 switched to movies and taken over byJ. H. Kinsky, Inc.* 1925 owner: Kohn L. Kunsky, Inc. (Co-Op)* 1927 Vitaphone installed as the Chicago-based Balaban & Katz chain takes it over* 1935 Renovated* 1953 CinemaScope installed* 1963 Community Theaters (booked by co-op) takes it over* Early 1970's switched to a grindhousepolicy* 1988 split into 3 cinemas but it did not dowell, someone was murdered in one of thecinemas and later in the year 2 teenagerswere wounded in a shootout in front of thetheatre.* November 1988 closed* 1999 the marquee is removed

Addison

AKA: Fine Arts

2954 Woodward1914-1915* 1914 opened as Addison* 1915 renamed Fine Arts* 1980 closed* 1990's used as a concert hall* 1998 the city of Detroit closed it down* 2006 reopened as a concert hall.

Admiral

11205 Mack1941-? 19751,200 seats* 1921 opened as Harmony with 1,325seats.* 1941 remodelled and renamed Admiral by Associated Theatres, Inc,which sells it in the late 1950's* Late 1970's closed

Aladdin

AKA: Galdwin Park, Booth

9636 E Jefferson1923-1924* 1914 opened as Gladwin Park* 1923 renamed Aladdin* 1924 closed* 1938 reopened as Booth* 1962 closed

Alamo

? 1940-? 1955Clark Theater Service owned thistheatre in 1955.

Albee

? 1930Radio-Keith-Orpheum owned thistheatre.

Alden

? 1940Co-operative Theaters of Michiganowned this theatre.

Alger

16451 E Warren? 1935-? 19851,182 seats* 1935 opened by United Detroit(Publix)* 1955 owner: Mutual Theaters, Inc.(booking agent)* Early 1970's the interior is modernized* 1977 stopped showing movies andswitched to live shows.* 1983 resumed showing movies* 1985 an riot broke out during thescreening of "Friday the 13th Part 5"forced the theatre to close* 1987 this theatre is bought by theFriends of the AlgerThis is being restored.

Alhambra

9428 Woodward1915-? 19751,475 seatsOwners:1920 J. H. Kinsky, Inc.1925 Kohn L. Kunsky, Inc. (Co-Op)1930-1940 Co-operative Theaters of Michigan1945 Kilbridge-Hiller Theaters1955 Co-operative Theaters of Michigan

Allen

? 1920This theatre was owned by Toronto-based Allen Theatres, which wasbought out by Famous Players.

Almo

5136 Russell1914-1917

Alomo

? 19351,073 seatsCo-operative Theaters of Michiganowned this theatre.

Alvin

13803 Grand River1940440 seats

Ambassador

AKA: Temple, Art

17730 John R1924-1945810 seats* 1924 opened as Ambassador* 1945 renamed Temple* 1961 renamed Art* 1970's adult movies

Amo

3121 Grand River1912-1949378 seatsJ. Leasia owned this theatre.

Amsterdam

AKA: Kino

12240 Grand River1924-1949400 seatsWoodward Theater Company (Bookedby Coop.) owned this theatre in 1935.* 1924 opened as Amsterdam with 400seats* 1949 renamed Keno* 1950 closed

Amuse U

AKA: Lancaster

10535 W Jeffreson? 1912-? 1921

Annex

AKA: Riveria Annex, Grand Riveria Annex

8990 Grand River1927-19491,496 seatsOwners:1930 Co-operative Theaters of Michigan1935-1949 United Detroit (Publix)

Antoine

2203 St. Antoine1922

Apollo

AKA: Clay

1150 Clay1934-1949300 seatsCo-operative Theaters of Michiganowned this theatre in 1945.

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