Del Theater

8935 Mack Avenue,
Detroit, MI 48214

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 3, 2026 at 3:13 pm

A notice about plans for this house appeared in Moving Picture World of April 8, 1916: “DETROIT, MICH. -Christian W. Brandt is preparing plans for a moving picture theater to be erected at the corner of Mack and Holcomb avenues, with seating capacity of 1,000.”

acmorrison
acmorrison on June 13, 2006 at 1:02 pm

From one who went to high school a couple of blocks away—this theater was called the Delthe (pronounced Del-thee). Despite the odd name it had a neat vertical sign.