Wider, crisper version of the 1945 photo added, which when enlarged separate from CT shows “J.C. Hill-1929” on the rectangular stone in the brick work in the upper left hand corner.
Which coincides with the above comment.
Description credit & courtesy of the D Tour 313 Facebook page.
Dusk at the Drive-In, Summer 1955. Opened in the spring of 1948, the Gratiot Drive-In was able to hold over 1,000 cars and featured free pony rides, an amusement playground for kids and had a large family restaurant. The back of the 115 feet tall screen tower featured a staggered curtain waterfall, illuminated at night by colored lights. To accommodate wide screen films of the early 1950’s a new screen was placed in front of the original one (seen in the photo). By Labor Day of 1984 it would show it’s last move, being razed shortly after.
Photo credit: Robert Frank, courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts
Copy credit Terry Koenig.
1939 photo added via Mike Mase Mason.
1910 image added via Gary Dieters.
Shows original cost at $125,000.00
109 Erie Street is the address. Current tenant appears to be Edinboro Market. Mid `60s photo added via Craig Hannah Jr.
Originally the Mackay Saloon.
Image with related history added.
Circa 1915 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
Wider, crisper version of the 1945 photo added, which when enlarged separate from CT shows “J.C. Hill-1929” on the rectangular stone in the brick work in the upper left hand corner. Which coincides with the above comment.
1931 photo added credit Williams Public Library.
1953 Water & Power .org photo.
1920s & `39 photos as the American Theatre added via the Building in the Past Facebook page.
Full history with additional photos in below link.
http://palmerhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PHS-Feb.-2014-Newsletter1.pdf
History of the Wicks organ at the Capitol added in Photos section. 1998 image & copy added courtesy of the Davenport Iowa History Facebook page.
Update: 1916 photo credit Water & Power .org. Via James J. Chun.
YouTube video of the Vogue and surrounding area mocked up as 1969 for filming of the new Tarantino film. Vogue portion starts around the 1:48 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9V4ZGrvkzw&feature=share
July 2018 photo added credit Julia Marchese. Recreation of the Vogue signage for the Tarantino film set in 1969.
Additional 2 photos added of the completed recreation of the Pussycat signage for the Tarantino film. July 2018 photo credit Julia Marchese
1952 photo added courtesy of the 46 to 64 Facebook page.
I credited her public Facebook page, and she knows.
If you are able to scan it and it remains legible, you can create a jpeg and post it to the Photos section.
1964 photo & copy added credit Nora Flores. “My aunt and several others waiting in line to see "A Hard Day’s Night” on opening day."
1939 photo credit Russell Lee.
Crisp version of the 1941 photo added courtesy of Brian Steinmacher.
Dave Gelinas Flickr link with a July 9, 1955 photo.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/117891934@N07/13965921696/in/photostream/
Description credit & courtesy of the D Tour 313 Facebook page.
Dusk at the Drive-In, Summer 1955. Opened in the spring of 1948, the Gratiot Drive-In was able to hold over 1,000 cars and featured free pony rides, an amusement playground for kids and had a large family restaurant. The back of the 115 feet tall screen tower featured a staggered curtain waterfall, illuminated at night by colored lights. To accommodate wide screen films of the early 1950’s a new screen was placed in front of the original one (seen in the photo). By Labor Day of 1984 it would show it’s last move, being razed shortly after.
Photo credit: Robert Frank, courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts
Original link & credit.
https://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2012/07/glimpse_of_history_detroit_rul.html