Westown Theater

15225 Wyoming Street,
Detroit, MI 48238

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BobHollberg
BobHollberg on November 1, 2025 at 12:13 pm

The Westown was open until at least January 22, 1968. The Detroit Daily Press (a strike paper) lists it showing The Taming of the Shrew and How to Murder Your Wife. No other Detroit newspaper record is available on Newspapers.com until August 10, 1968, with no mention of the Westown.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 5, 2015 at 2:03 am

November 25th, 1936 grand opening ad in photo section.

EvanJChase
EvanJChase on January 20, 2015 at 4:03 am

On viewing an old 1939 industrial/sales film—made by the Jam Handy company in Detroit—on Archive.org, actor James Dunn walks past and stops in front of a gorgeous old deco theatre. After some detective work, I discovered the theatre is this one—the 2000 seat Westown. The giveaway was a sign above the entrance directing patrons to park in a lot on Fenkell Avenue—obviously around the corner—also the letter “W” above the poster frame.

https://archive.org/details/1981_Face_in_the_Mirror_I_Wonder_The_M00878_00_00_55_00

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 26, 2008 at 9:14 pm

Here is a 1936 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3b3h4d