Park Theatre
1583 W. Fort Street,
Lincoln Park,
MI
48146
1583 W. Fort Street,
Lincoln Park,
MI
48146
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Premiere Theatres Canada
Architects: Charles N. Agree, Charles Howard Crane
Functions: Housing
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Lincoln Park Theatre
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News About This Theater
- Nov 19, 2012 — C. Howard Crane-designed theater to be converted to residential/retail
- Jul 10, 2011 — Vacant Park Theatre may turn to retail, residential lofts
- May 21, 2008 — Park Theater to be demolished
Built in 1925, and designed by C. Howard Crane, as the Lincoln Park Theatre. This 600 seat theatre was remodeled by the Canadian based Premier Operating Corp. Ltd. chain in the early-1940’s. It was given an Art Moderne style by another prolific Detroit-area theater architect, Charles N. Agree. After decades as a first-run house, this Streamline-style theatre switched over to pornographic films in the 1970’s, and remained, to the consternation of many, a XXX theater for many years.
Its facade was painted a uniformly drab gray, its storefront windows blocked up and painted over to draw less attention to itself. (Though its bright yellow marquee advertising “Adult Entertainment” certainly is not subtle whatsoever). The auditorium has been demolished and housing built on the site, the front of the building remains, advertising Lincoln Park Lofts.
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Bryan Krefft
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Recent comments (view all 14 comments)
my guess is the interior is not very ornate. lalynch if your intersted in seeing a theater we are trying to restore, head down to Wayne, for the Wayne Theatre, we are there Sunday from 4 til late. Let me know
List of stars that performed at Park from 1972
Here is a color photo:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/6/adult.jpg
HOT NEWS: Park Theater to be demolished
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For those that object to the demolition of the Park Theater please send your letters to:
Mayor Frank E. Vaslo and City Council
City of Lincoln Park
1355 Southfield Road
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Steve Duchane
City Manager
City of Lincoln Park
1355 Southfield Road
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Louis Piszker
CEO
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency
2121 Biddle, Suite 102
Wyandotte, MI 48192
There doesn’t seem to be any recent news concerning demolition of the theater, so the assumption is that it still stands.
Here is a November 2008 article about preservation:
http://tinyurl.com/5ozzxz
What is the current status of the theater? Any chances of preservation? Please let me know. Thanks!
Here’s an update on plans for the Park Theater:
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My photo from July 2011 shows the building still vacant: http://agilitynut.com/11/8/dparkt.jpg
Ground will soon be broken for the conversion of this theater to residential and retail: View article