Ford-Tel Theater
23830 Ford Road,
Dearborn Heights,
MI
48127
23830 Ford Road,
Dearborn Heights,
MI
48127
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Previously operated by: Suburban Detroit Theatres
Architects: Ted Rogvoy
Previous Names: Fairlane Theater, Fairlane 1 & 2, Ford-TGPH, Ford-HGTS
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Built by Suburban Detroit Theatres & Community Theatres in the Tel-Ford Shopping Center. The 850-seat Fairlane Theater opened on July 9, 1969 with Dean Jones in “The Love Bug” and Walt Disney’s ‘People and Places’ “The Alaskan Eskimo”. It was later twinned. It was closed in late-2004.
It was converted into a thrift store which closed in 2011.
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It spent the decade or so of the last part of its life as a $1 theatre.
There are several pictures and comments here. It appears that the theater space has now been completely gutted out.
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The thrift store has since closed and the building is currently empty.
July 9th, 1969 grand opening ad in photo section.
Opened with Walt Disney’s “The Love Bug” and the Disney featurette “The Alaskan Eskimo” plus a special in-person appearance by Sergeant Sacto of “Captain Detroit”, a local children’s television host from Kaiser Broadcasting independent station WKBD-TV (now a CW affiliate).