Senate Theater
6424 Michigan Avenue,
Detroit,
MI
48210
6424 Michigan Avenue,
Detroit,
MI
48210
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Thats great that is going to reopen.
Detroit Senate Theater Reopening & Pops Concert featuring Jelani Eddington
The Detroit Senate Theater, current home to the unique 4/34 Wurlitzer Organ from Detroit’s Fisher Theater, reopens Sunday May 15, 2011 at 3 PM with a show featuring Jelani Eddington playing a wide variety of popular music.
6424 Michigan Ave
Detroit, MI 48210
Tickets: $12.00 / $8.00 ages 12 and under
Many exciting things happening at the Senate. Volunteers have been hard at work painting, cleaning, refreshing, and much more. The Wurlitzer is sounding better than ever after recently being professionally releathered (including the electro-pneumatic relay !)
Many recent pictures and updates at http://www.facebook.com/DTOSonFB
Help is always needed around the theater, especially before reopening day May 15. To become a volunteer worker, donate financially via paypal, or donate supplies visit the Detroit Theater Organ Society website. (Email: , Office phone number: 313-894-0850)
More events are scheduled for 2011
The Senate Theatre is reopening for shows again in May 2011.
http://www.dtos.org/
The Senate Theatre is now closed. The Detroit Theatre Organ Society could no longer afford to operate the theatre and has ended organ concerts at the Senate. The building is now for sale. The DTOS is looking for a new home for the Mighty Wurlitzer that was moved to the Senate from the Fisher Theatre 45 years ago. A sad story indeed.
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New photos of the theatre, taken 11/14/09
The ca.1949 Art Moderne remodeling of the Senate Theatre was designed by Detroit architect Ted Rogvoy. At the time of the remodeling the house was operated by the Broder circuit.
The Senate was one of three Rogvoy-designed theater remodeling projects featured in an article published in the April 1, 1950, issue of Boxoffice. The article featured before and after photos of the Senate’s facade.
The original classical facade had been disfigured by the addition of a bulky art deco marquee in the 1930s, and Rogvoy replaced it with the porcelain enamel front and tall sign the building still sports.
The other theaters remodeled by Rogvoy that were featured in the Boxoffice article were the Roxy and the Ace.
1977 Photo
1985 Photo
The DTOS has listed the Senate theatre for sale with a commercial realtor. The group is looking for a new home for the Fisher Wurlitzer in the Detroit area.
Here is another 2008 photo.
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This is an August 2008 photo.
Another photo can be seen here and here.
This website has an interior view of the Senate Theater.
This is a more recent photo of the Senate Theater.
And another photo of the Senate Theater can be seen here.
Here is another photo:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/6/senatethe.jpg
This is another photo of the Senate Theater.
Detroit Theatre Organ Society
http://www.dtos.org/
Here is a link to a current photo of the Senate Theatre.
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I drove by the theatre, it seems so deserted in the area that the theatre almost looked closed execept for the marquee. I am surprized it can seat that much, it looks very small when you see it.