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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Michigan » Detroit » Ace Theatre
Also known as Frontenac Theatre

Ace Theatre

Detroit, MI
7206 Harper Avenue
, Detroit, MI 48213 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Church
Seats: 834
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Ted Rogvoy
Firm: Unknown
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The Frontenac Theatre opened in 1912, seating over 800 and located on Harper Avenue at Frontenac Street.

The theatre was renamed the Ace Theatre in 1939 (around the time it got an Art Moderne style remodel) and continued to operate until the early-1950's. It later housed a church.
Contributed by Bryan

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Photo of the shuttered Ace/Frontenac Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/Michigan%20Theatres/FrontenacTheatreAKAAce7206HarperDet.jpg
posted by Chuck1231 on Aug 19, 2005 at 6:54pm
Photo here:
http://tinyurl.com/5so7t7
posted by ken mc on Jun 8, 2008 at 7:31pm
The Art Moderne remodeling of the Ace Theatre was the work of architect Ted Rogvoy. It was pictured in an article in the April 1, 1950, issue of Boxoffice, along with two more recent remodeling projects by Rogvoy. The article dated the Ace project to "...just before the war...."
posted by Joe Vogel on Sep 29, 2009 at 6:16pm
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