Guild Theatre
12719 Gratiot Avenue,
Detroit,
MI
48205
12719 Gratiot Avenue,
Detroit,
MI
48205
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Opened as the Franklin Theatre in 1926, this very small theater became known as the Guild Theatre in 1962, when it started showing foreign features.
Later, it was renamed the Guild Art, and began showing adult films. In 1992, the “Art” portion of the name was dropped.
The Guild Theatre has been closed since the early-2000’s.
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Bryan Krefft
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Here is a photo of the Guild Theater building.
Picture of it’s condition as of the summer of 2007:
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A few more photos are here.
Here is a 1982 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/czqzt2
Is this theater being demolished? I saw something on CNN to that effect.
Not demolished, just fewer letters and bigger graffiti.
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