State Theatre (Detroit)
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The State Theatre (2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201) is a mixed used entertainment venue owned and operated by Forbes Management. It is located beside the larger Fox Theatre in the Detroit Theatre District along Woodward Avenue across from Comerica Park and Grand Circus Park . It contains a theatre, with a Grand Lobby and two levels of seating, as well as the State Bar & Grill which has a separate entrance and is opened when the theatre is not hosting events. During many concerts the lower seating is removed for dancing.
The State Theatre was formerly the Palms Theatre, a movie house in the Renaissance Revival style of architecture. C. Howard Crane was the original building designer, and the building is still called the Palms Building.
The State Theatre is a busy concert venue in Detroit for popular music acts, and rarely hosts larger, multiple-night Broadway style Theatre shows like the Fox Theatre does. Its seating capacity is 2200. All ages shows as well as adult-only concerts are held; during 21 years plus events, alcohol sales are offered at several theatre concessions including access to the State Bar & Grill.
[edit] References
- Hauser, Michael and Marianne Weldon (2006). Downtown Detroit's Movie Palaces (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-4102-8.
- Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
- Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
- Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6.
[edit] External links
- State Theatre Venue
- Cinema Treasures website of old movie houses profiles The State Theatre.
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