Park Theatre
1583 W. Fort Street,
Lincoln Park,
MI
1583 W. Fort Street,
Lincoln Park,
MI
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Built in 1925, and designed by C. Howard Crane, as the Lincoln Park, this 600 seat theater was remodeled in the early 40s in Art Moderne style by another prolific Detroit-area theater architect, Charles N. Agree. After decades as a first-run house, this Streamline-style theater switched over to pornographic films in the 70s, and remains, to the consternation of many, a XXX theater to this day.
Its facade has been painted a uniformly drab gray, its storefront windows blocked up and painted over to draw less attention to itself. (Though its bright yellow marquee advertising “Adult Entertainment” certainly is not subtle whatsoever).
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Bryan Krefft
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Here is a color photo:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/6/adult.jpg
HOT NEWS: Park Theater to be demolished
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For those that object to the demolition of the Park Theater please send your letters to:
Mayor Frank E. Vaslo and City Council
City of Lincoln Park
1355 Southfield Road
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Steve Duchane
City Manager
City of Lincoln Park
1355 Southfield Road
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Louis Piszker
CEO
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency
2121 Biddle, Suite 102
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Here is a 2008 photo.
There doesn’t seem to be any recent news concerning demolition of the theater, so the assumption is that it still stands.
I knew that.
Here is a November 2008 article about preservation:
http://tinyurl.com/5ozzxz
What is the current status of the theater? Any chances of preservation? Please let me know. Thanks!
1985 Photo
Here’s an update on plans for the Park Theater:
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My photo from July 2011 shows the building still vacant: http://agilitynut.com/11/8/dparkt.jpg