Detroit
Movie Palaces
The
Film Programs of the Detroit Film Theatre, Michigan Theater, and
Redford Theatre
The Film Programs of the Detroit Film Theatre, Michigan Theater, and Redford Theatre
Your Guide to Classic Movie Theater Filmgoing!
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theater history Gaylord Carter Plays at Redford (May 1981) |
Look What's Coming!
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Get
a world of laughs at the Alliance
Francaise Comedy Film Shorts Series at the DFT
May 31.
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Learn more about the grieving process in the documentary Transforming
Loss at the Michigan
May 30.
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The renovated Redford re-opens with Julie Andrews flying high as Mary Poppins July 12-13. |
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Looking Back
Step back in time to see what area theaters were presenting in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
For more information about these theaters, see Cinema Treasures or Water Winter Wonderland.
1920s
Michigan Theater and Redford Theatre open in January 1928.
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1930s
Early Talkie era, with stage shows and orchestras.
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1950s
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1960s
The downtown movie theater district declines.
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1970s
Detroit Film Theatre opens in January 1974.
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Early years of current programming.
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