Strand Theatre
4730 Grand River Avenue,
Detroit,
MI
4730 Grand River Avenue,
Detroit,
MI
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The Broadway-Strand mentioned on 1/29/2007 and this Strand are two entirely different theatres. The Broadway-Strand has its own listing on CT.
Link for the Broadway-Strand /theaters/31424/
From 1930 thru 1935 The Strand was operated by Co-Op Theatres of Michigan folowed by the Kilbridge Hiller Theatres until it closed in 1958.
The following comes from The Moving Picture World July 1915:
“John H. Kunsky says that the new Strand theater, at Grand River and 14th streets, Detroit, will be unusual In Its decorative features, and that It will even surpass the Alhambra theater, which so far Is considered his most beautiful playhouse. His artists are working out the garden effect scheme of decorating in a most novel way. All of the scenic work will be done by the Kunsky Scenic Company, recently organized by Mr. Kunsky and George Trendle.
The Strand will accommodate 1,500 people and will be ready to open by Sept. 1. It could open earlier if Mr. Kunsky wanted things rushed, but he prefers to take his time and have everything done right. The Strand will make Mr. Kunsky’s eighth house. The manager will be Arthur Hoganson, formerly manager of the Garden theater, who resigned on account of ill health a few months ago, but who has recovered sufficiently to be back on the job again. He will take the place of the various Kunsky managers while on their vacations until the Strand opens".
A Hillgreen-Lane theater organ opus 416 size 3/13 was installed in the Strand Theater in 1915 at a cost of $3,875.
This lawsuit discusses the Broadway-Strand theater in Detroit in the late twenties. I imagine this is another theater, but I don’t have any additional information to rely on:
http://tinyurl.com/37ojo3