Art 1 & 2 Theatres
31 N. Washington Street,
Ypsilanti,
MI
48197
31 N. Washington Street,
Ypsilanti,
MI
48197
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Previously operated by: W.S. Butterfield Theaters Inc.
Functions: Nightclub
Styles: Colonial Revival
Previous Names: Martha Washington Theatre
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The Martha Washington Theatre was built in 1915 for Florence Wilson Signor. In a style befitting its name, the theatre was designed in a Colonial-Revival style, and sat between 1,000 and 1,700.
About 1920, the theatre was sold to Butterfield Theatres, which continued to operate the theatre until 1971. That year, the theatre’s new owners twinned the auditorium, and began screening adult fare under the name Art 1 & 2. The theater was still operating as an adult film house into the early-1990’s, when it finally closed.
Today it is home to the Deja Vu adult nightclub.
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Bryan Krefft, Gary Flinn
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Today it’s a Deja Vu adults only nightclub.
Here is a 1982 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dzhztw
The Art/M Washington is still there in all of its finite glory. Ypsilanti has some definite potential but lacks the cosmopolitan flavour of its neighbor Ann Arbor. Yet another pick (this one circa 2010) of the former theatre: flickr
Has the inside been hacked up or are films still an option? Any intrerior pic’s
Minor correction on the original owners/builders name. Should be Florence Wilson Signor, but not Singer. I know this since she was my great grandmother. It was quite a nice theater during the 50’s & 60’s. Had a lot of great childhood memories when it was the Martha Washington.
This venue might be going out of existence. Story here: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2021/11/ypsilanti-v-deja-vu-a-timeline-of-the-citys-dueling-legal-battles-with-downtown-strip-club.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mlivedotcom_sf&utm_source=facebook