Majestic Theater. New Building. Woodward & Willis.

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Description:

Exterior view of the Majestic Theater on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. "The Majestic Theater is the largest, and likely the most colorful, enameled metal panel Art Deco façade in the entire Detroit metropolitan region, Detroit-based theater specialist C. Howard Crane designed the Majestic, which opened on April 1, 1915, with an arcaded Italian facade, the theater was medium-sized among Detroit's early 20th-century movie theaters, originally seating 1,651 patrons, the striking Art Deco façade of the Majestic Theater was constructed in 1934-35 when, because of the Woodward Avenue widening project, the front 35 feet of the theater had to be removed," from State of Michigan website.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1935-03-20T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Theaters and Art deco (Architecture)

Subject Name:

Crane, C. Howard and (Charles Howard)

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc8844