Google Earth shows the Kimmel repurposed as the Elks lodge as recently as 09/2022 - the theater’s pediment, although all the ornamentation was removed, retains its distinctive shape.
The Varsity Theater was demolished in the early 1980’s to make way for a McDonald’s. The theater was located one building north of the intersection of Livernois & McNichols, kitty-corner from the main campus of the University of Detroit (which I attended from 1979 – 1985, during which the theater was torn down). The building was tightly boarded up and the ‘Varsity’ marquee remained until the end – there was no evidence that it had ever been used as a church.
Google Earth shows the Kimmel repurposed as the Elks lodge as recently as 09/2022 - the theater’s pediment, although all the ornamentation was removed, retains its distinctive shape.
The Varsity Theater was demolished in the early 1980’s to make way for a McDonald’s. The theater was located one building north of the intersection of Livernois & McNichols, kitty-corner from the main campus of the University of Detroit (which I attended from 1979 – 1985, during which the theater was torn down). The building was tightly boarded up and the ‘Varsity’ marquee remained until the end – there was no evidence that it had ever been used as a church.