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.
Address is currently vacant land.
Address is 71 North Main Street.
This theater has been demolished.
This theater was located in the Parker Building which was built in 1905 meaning the theater was carved out of existing commercial space.
Currently under renovation into an event and performance space as part of the neighboring AC Hotel project. I uploaded a photo showing work underway.
This, along with the Silverdome, has been demolished and replaced with two Amazon warehouses.
As the description states, this theater has not been demolished and is operating as a church. Not sure why its listed as demolished.
Correct address is 2601 West Big Beaver Road.
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.