Loop Theater
418 Michigan Avenue,
Detroit,
MI
418 Michigan Avenue,
Detroit,
MI
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Designed by H.D. Ilgenfritz and opened in 1928, this small 550-seat theater operated as a 24-hour house, and was popular with second-and-third shift workers.
Its most notable feature was its large vertical marquee, towering over the unassuming facade, and topped by a circle with a bright red star in it, its name spelled out below.
After nearly three decades in operation, the Loop was closed in 1956 and has since been razed.
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Bryan Krefft
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Like amny of the other Detroit Theatre closed and demolished, this link will take you to a photo of the Loop Theatre in Detroit.
This location based on photos I have is today the site of the ugly extension of the SBC Ameritech Building which features that strange red sculpture at the corner of the streets.
This link will take you to a night shot that includes the Loop marquee, though very hard to see
A Kimball theater organ KPO 7011 was installed in the Loop Theater in 1928.