Irving Theatre
21220 Fenkell Street,
Detroit,
MI
48223
21220 Fenkell Street,
Detroit,
MI
48223
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Previously operated by: Associated Theaters Inc.
Firms: Kohner & Payne
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This theater, located in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood, once sat over 1000, and opened in 1927. It stood on Fenkell Street at the corner of Blackstone Street. The Irving Theatre was designed by the firm of Kohner & Payne, whose other Detroit movie houses included the Uptown Theatre and the John Eberson-inspired Ramona Theatre, both long gone. By 1950 the Irving Theatre was operated by Detroit based Associated Theaters Inc.
After a long life as a first-run theater, the Irving turned to adult fare in the 1970’s, and continued to screen adult features into the 1990’s before it closed. The former theater most recently housed a church, but had been vacant for the past couple of years. In May 2007, the building was destroyed in a fire.
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Bryan Krefft
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Here is another photo. The church may have abandoned ship:
http://tinyurl.com/qgscm
That makes my eyes hurt.
Another one lost. Fellow friend of mine, johnlatuer reports a fire that appears to have destoryed the theater. A shame this is because it appeared intact from the exterior.
I never got my shots :/
The beauty of these theatres are lost like dust in the wind.
Once operated by Associated Theatres.