Melody Theatre
28765 Michigan Avenue,
Inkster,
MI
48141
28765 Michigan Avenue,
Inkster,
MI
48141
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Began as a movie theatre with occasional church services held on Sunday. Used in 1971-1972 as a concert venue. Then it became an adult move theatre soon after. It was eventually shut down by the city in 1997 for illegal activity, and was considered non-salvageable and was demolished.
The site of the theatre is now the cement company next door, as it has expanded.
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Sean Doerr
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Oddly enough it once functioned as a ballroom/venue
Here are some acts that played there:
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Disturbing arcticle about the undercover investigations
This link will take you to a better list and posters of acts who played here.
Interior photo here:
http://tinyurl.com/45dk7x
Here is part of an 8/19/99 article from the Detroit News:
INKSTER — Demolition crews tore down the triple-X Melody Theater Wednesday to the honking of horns and cheers and applause of several dozen residents and officials.
The adult theater — which police raided numerous times to arrest customers on indecency charges — was an embarrassment to residents and a headache for elected officials since its most recent owners took over in 1977. Signs outside the Michigan Avenue theater advertised 25-cent peep booths.
1975 Photo
1983 Photo
Here is another 1975 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lz8xq2
Nice looking marquee for a XXX movie house.
If anyone has any stories about going to/ working at this threatre in its adult days, I would love to hear them. I am chronicling the histories of adult theatres in the US. Please contact me at Thanks!
I love the marquee in the Water Winter Wonderland listing above: “Michigan’s Finest Adult Movies”. What a laugh.