Tower Theatre

12813 Grand River Avenue,

Detroit, MI 48227

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This mid-sized Art Deco-style neighborhood movie house could seat over 1,440. It was designed by Arthur K. Hyde, his only Detroit-area commission, and opened in 1935.

The Tower Theatre closed in 1964, and was demolished in the late 70s.

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Chuck1231 on January 18, 2010 at 8:17 pm

TtTower was operated by Co-Op Theatres of Michigan thru 1940, Wisper & Wetman until its closing inn 1964.
A photo of the Tower can be seen at this link.

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Tinseltoes on June 22, 2012 at 5:12 pm

The Tower Theatre was featured in this 1936 trade article. Text is hard to read, but photos are viewable: boxofficemagazine

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