Oakman Theatre

12728 Woodrow Wilson Street,
Detroit, MI 48238

Unfavorite 1 person favorited this theater

Additional Info

Previously operated by: Wisper-Wetsman Theaters

Architects: Charles Howard Crane

Functions: Office Space, Retail

Nearby Theaters

Oakman Theatre

The Oakman Theatre opened December 24 1919, designed by C. Howard Crane and seating over 1,200. It was located on Woodrow Wilson Street near Leslie Street. The theatre closed in 1937, but reopened for a short time in the 1950’s again before closing permanently as a movie house. The building was used as a church, who moved out in around 2009.

Contributed by Bryan

Recent comments (view all 3 comments)

kathy2trips
kathy2trips on August 24, 2010 at 11:52 pm

The building now houses a landscape company.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 3, 2015 at 2:32 pm

December 24th, 1919 grand opening ad in photo section

AstolfoSaber9
AstolfoSaber9 on July 28, 2022 at 5:11 pm

The theater is still listed as opened in the 1949 Film Daily Yearbook, so it probably reopened sometime in the early 1940s.

You must login before making a comment.

New Comment

Subscribe Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.