Summit Theater
300 W. Lafayette Boulevard,
Detroit,
MI
48226
300 W. Lafayette Boulevard,
Detroit,
MI
48226
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I was also in the King and I with Betty White in 1960 at the Cass Theater along with my Twin Brother John.
The Cass Theatre opened on Sept. 12, 1926.
Here is an undated photo of the Cass Theater.
……..And I was one of those who took them there and installed them. I worked at the Summit in the summer of 1977 showing a retro showing of “2001” for a young-ish guy who sublet the theatre for these 2001 screenings. We were able to get the projectors and other booth equipment for the Redford theatre, and spent the six months between removing the machines at the Summit and when we started the classic movie series that is still running in March of 1978 with “The sound of music” in 70mm.
We always refer to the machines as “AAIIs”, the older marketing name for these terrific projectors.
The pair of Norelco DP-70 projectors from this theatre are now located at the Redford Theatre.
Photo and article for the Summit Theater are here:
http://cinerama.topcities.com/ctsummit.htm
As a child I was in the production of “The King and I' starring Betty White. I have been unable to find any information as I would love to share this with my family. Does anyone remember this?
There are B&W photos of the Cass/Summit theater here:
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Wish someone had pics…I took one of my first girlfriends there to see the premier showing of 2001 A Space Odyssey. The interior was red velvet, although seating was tight. We sat high in the upper balcony…place was beautiful in April 1968. Detroit was short-visioned on retaining it’s architectural history then-unfortunately
Saw 2001: a space odyssey there. It was a great place to see films on their giant curved screen.