This is the old National Theatre in Downtown Detroit. This was taken this past Saturday (Sorry for the wrong yr. on the date stamp there). This is one of the older theatres in the downtown area.
According to its
Cinema Treasures Page, it was a Vaudeville theatre when it opened. It showed movies in between times, and when it closed in the 1970s, it was showing some Adult-themed fare, as many theatres were in the downtown area back in those days. I like those two towers on either side of the frontage there. There was a sign in front of that archway in front of the theatre that welcomed guests to Super Bowl festivities in early 2006, and it looks like someone's fixing to do something with the theatre now, but work seems to have stalled the past few years. The tall building with the white top behind the theatre is the
Water Board Building, where the Water Commission conducts business.
According to its Cinema Treasures Page, it was a Vaudeville theatre when it opened. It showed movies in between times, and when it closed in the 1970s, it was showing some Adult-themed fare, as many theatres were in the downtown area back in those days. I like those two towers on either side of the frontage there. There was a sign in front of that archway in front of the theatre that welcomed guests to Super Bowl festivities in early 2006, and it looks like someone's fixing to do something with the theatre now, but work seems to have stalled the past few years. The tall building with the white top behind the theatre is the Water Board Building, where the Water Commission conducts business.
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