Rainbo Theater

9217 Grand River Avenue,
Detroit, MI 48204

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Architects: Charles Howard Crane

Functions: Retail

Styles: Streamline Moderne

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Rainbo Theater

A late C. Howard Crane design, the Rainbo opened in 1939, and sat just 260. It was situated across the street from the far larger Grand Riviera and not far from the Riviera’s Annex. The Rainbo survived until 1950.

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sdoerr
sdoerr on August 12, 2004 at 1:29 pm

Looks like the theater is still intact.
Recent exterior shot: here

Can anyone verify this, and possibly have any interior picures or see if we can contact the owners to get the chance to see the interior?

sdoerr
sdoerr on August 12, 2004 at 1:44 pm

If someone could help me get into contacts. I called the Lee beauty supply, and the woman said she doesn’t know what I am talking about, I also then said a fomer theater, she said no, and that they were in the comerica band building. Tax address lookup shwos the comerica bank building is 9201 – 9207 GRAND RIVER W.

sdoerr
sdoerr on August 12, 2004 at 4:58 pm

I entered the address on terra server, the theater could still be intact, the building looks unchanged:Link
Anyone have any ideas?

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 19, 2008 at 6:04 pm

Here is the 1951 photo mentioned above:
http://tinyurl.com/56aetw

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