From the book Detroit’s Downtown Movie Palaces: “The Avenue Theatre was constructed in 1859 as Merrill Recital Hall at 400 Woodward Avenue. From 1886 to 1901, it was known as the Wonderland Theatre, a vaudeville house. Following the Wonderland’s move to Campus Martius, the theater was extensively renovated and reopened as the Avenue, a 1,000-seat burlesque theater. It was demolished in 1950 to construct the City-County Building.”
Note that the current address would be 107 Woodward, but before the address system changed in 1921 it would have been 400 Woodward.
From the Images of America Book “Battle Creek”: “In 1946 the Battle Creek Civic Theatre began performing, at first in an empty hangar converted into an auditorium at Kellogg Airfield, and later wherever a facility was available. In February of 1973, after two years of renovation, the old Strand Movie Theater on East Michigan Avenue was reopened as the Battle Creek Civic Theatre. It was demolished in 1989.”
This photo shows Michigan Avenue. McCamly Street, which is where the Post Theatre was located, is shown between the two taller buildings. The theater was down that street to the left, adjacent to the closest tall building.
From the book “Old Jackson Town”: “The Bijou Theatre staged local and national talent until it was remodeled in 1925 and reopened as the Regent Theatre. Built in 1887 as the Hibbard Opera House, it was gutted by fire in 1899 and rebuilt as the Bijou in 1902.”
This building still stands and has been converted into retail space.
This isn’t the Avenue. This theater was located on the next block north on Woodward.
This isn’t the Avenue. This theater was located on the next block north on Woodward.
From the book Detroit’s Downtown Movie Palaces: “The Avenue Theatre was constructed in 1859 as Merrill Recital Hall at 400 Woodward Avenue. From 1886 to 1901, it was known as the Wonderland Theatre, a vaudeville house. Following the Wonderland’s move to Campus Martius, the theater was extensively renovated and reopened as the Avenue, a 1,000-seat burlesque theater. It was demolished in 1950 to construct the City-County Building.”
Note that the current address would be 107 Woodward, but before the address system changed in 1921 it would have been 400 Woodward.
Opened February 1938 with “Wild and Woolly”.
The DeJa Vu strip club shares the same address as this theater. The truck repair shop is at 2330 Dort
The site of this theater is currently vacant land.
This theater was actually in Waterford not Pontiac. The Waterford/Pontiac border is Telegraph Road.
Drayton Plains is an unincorporated community in Waterford Township, so shouldn’t this be listed as being in Waterford?
This theater has been demolished. The site is currently a parking lot.
A 4 story apartment building opened on this site in the last year or so.
Address is 812 N. Michigan Ave. It was combined with the building to the south and is currently the local library. Opened 1935, seated 260.
There’s no renovation occurring at the Marr. As of August 2023 it was entirely vacant.
This building has been demolished. A two story office building built in the 1990s occupies the site today.
The building is currently home to a laundromat.
The address is incorrect and should be 2155 South Rochester Road. After it closed it became a Bed, Bath and Beyond. It’s now a Dunham’s.
This building still exists and is currently retail space.
Address is 516 4th Avenue
Looks like they’re at least partially reopened: https://wingtheatre.weebly.com/
The name was changed to the Whitney Theatre in 1906 following renovations that added two addition floors to the building.
From the Images of America Book “Battle Creek”: “In 1946 the Battle Creek Civic Theatre began performing, at first in an empty hangar converted into an auditorium at Kellogg Airfield, and later wherever a facility was available. In February of 1973, after two years of renovation, the old Strand Movie Theater on East Michigan Avenue was reopened as the Battle Creek Civic Theatre. It was demolished in 1989.”
This photo shows Michigan Avenue. McCamly Street, which is where the Post Theatre was located, is shown between the two taller buildings. The theater was down that street to the left, adjacent to the closest tall building.
From the book “Old Jackson Town”: “The Bijou Theatre staged local and national talent until it was remodeled in 1925 and reopened as the Regent Theatre. Built in 1887 as the Hibbard Opera House, it was gutted by fire in 1899 and rebuilt as the Bijou in 1902.”
Does anyone know the year this theater opened and the year it received its current facade?
This theater has been demolished for decades. The townhomes currently on the site look to be 40-50 years old. Anyone know when it was demolished?