Trans-Lux Krim

I can't remember ever going to see a movie there when I was young, as far as I can remember, it always showed adult movies. Although it had a marquee, it never really stood out until they started advertising adult movies.

Pictures of Trans-Lux Krim
It appears the theater may be somewhat intact.

This is a 1956 photo of the Krim Theater.

In the middle 40s, immediately following WWII, the KRIM, was an economy house. I remember paying .09 cents to see three movies and
a cartoon an newsreel. The movies were from the 30s and relatively
recent B movies. Two I remember was Paul Muni in Scarface and also
James Cagney in White Heat. This format lasted until the KRIM became an ART theater featuring foreign films, The KRIM was right down the street from the RKO UPTOWN, a more upscale theater, and was seemingly seeking a way to stay open.

I remember the Krim as the primier art house in Detroit in the 50s. The other 2 were Surf & Coronet. Later the Studio became the most important. AND GOD CREATED WOMAN may have been their biggest moneymaker. They showed all the Bardot movies. I think LA DOLCE VITA & BREATHLESS played here. I do remember I AM A CAMERA, THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES & Tyrone Guthrie's film of his Stratford Ontario production of OEDIPUS REX. They put in a new stereo sound system for the re-release of FANTASIA. Also THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN EYES & VICTIM. Now & then they showed revivals. I remember THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS & THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS.

I was 13 years old in 1958 and desperate to see Brigitte Bardot in "And God Created Woman" during its long run at the Krim. When a highly edited version opened at the neighborhood Linwood Theater that year my 14 year old cousin "Pookie" and I hid under the seats after the Saturday matinee so we could sneek and peek at what all the fuss was about. Fortunately I was old enough to get into the picture show a few doors down from the Krim. Was that the RKO Uptown? It seems they were both just south of the 6 Mile Road intersection. I was devastated by the destruction of Woodward Avenue, Downtown, and the Highland Park commercial district as I rode through in 1997. In the late 50's I used to take the McNichols bus over to Woodward then ride the streetcar downtown and have a hot fudge sundae at Sanders when Detroit was still vibrant, bustling and full of trees and jobs. It is so sad to see a once proud city now largely abandoned and deteriorated. Most of all I miss the grand old Michigan Central Station and the New York Central trains.

1982 Photo

Here is the website for the Revival Tabernacle church. According to their website, the church opened in 1994 and the address that they give is 16455 Woodward Avenue.