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Dec 6, 2015 · Downtown Detroit between Campus Martius and Randolph was home to 11 theaters in the 1910s, and many more in the 1920s as movie palaces sprouted.
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Clay Theater. Opened as the Clay Theater in 1912, this nearly 400 seat theater was renamed the Apollo Theater in 1934. It closed in in the early-1950’s. Contributed by Bryan.
Built in 1925, the Fillmore Detroit was known as the State Theatre for most of its history. Prior to its renaming, the structure was known as the Palms Theatre, a movie house built in the Renaissance Revival style of architecture.
It opened August 23, 1926, and was designed by the architectural firm of Rapp & Rapp for Detroit philanthropist and movie theater owner John H. Kunsky. The theater's construction cost $5 million (equivalent to $62 million in 2008).
Dec 21, 2023 · Both historically and artistically significant, this Detroit theater is a stunning example of the art deco architecture that Detroit has become known for. In 1985 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Gem and Century Theatres. The Gem and Century Theatres are both housed in a complex originally built as a clubhouse for the Twentieth Century Club, a women’s social club. Built in 1902 of red brick and trimmed with white sandstone, the building is now the Century Theatre.
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Built in 1925, the Fillmore Detroit was known for most of its history as the State Theatre. It is located near the larger Fox Theatre in the Detroit Theatre District along Woodward Avenue across from Comerica Park and Grand Circus Park.
