Mallard Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) I think I mentioned it in the the Chrysler 200 thread, but it looks like some of the press pics were taken in the Michigan Theater. I once lost my car in downtown Detroit and stumbled on this place by accident. If you're into urban ruins and come for the auto show, this place is worth a look. http://24flinching.com/word/headline/the-michigan-theater-2010/ http://24flinching.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/michigan_theater-2010-1024x377.jpg http://24flinching.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_1340.jpg http://24flinching.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_1401.jpg Part of the balcony is still there http://24flinching.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_1378.jpg http://24flinching.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_1407.jpg It's made more interesting by the fact that the theater was built on the site of Henry Ford's original garage. Edited January 9, 2014 by Mallard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 cool pics, but did you know you can embed images using .... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I really want to go take some photos there but I'm afraid of where to go. I don't want to put my life on the line for a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 cool pics, but did you know you can embed images using .... ? Yea, I used to do that before I started using Tapatalk. In Tapatalk the pics automatically load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I really want to go take some photos there but I'm afraid of where to go. I don't want to put my life on the line for a photo. Nothin to worry about. It's not like going to the Packard Plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I may send you a pm. I may be up there for the auto show and want to take some photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I may send you a pm. I may be up there for the auto show and want to take some photos No problem. It is an active parking garage, and honestly it's probably not a terrible walk to COBO from there. 238 BAGLEY AVE., DETROIT, MICH. I'm meeting my parents at COBO on MLK Day for the auto show and may swing by there (if it's not cold as hell). Then again, you just got rid of your SRT for a Toyota. Maybe I shouldn't associate with your kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Then again, you just got rid of your SRT for a Toyota. Maybe I shouldn't associate with your kind :no: A bad ass daddy truck. I want to see other abandoned places while I'm there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 :no: A bad ass daddy truck. I want to see other abandoned places while I'm there That's easy spin in a circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Ok, so let me wrap my head around this. They have an abandoned theater, very ornate and beautiful in it's day. So they took it and said, "don't level it, we'll gut it, cut holes in the walls and BAM we can park shit in it." "Leave the balcony though. That shit was cool." Edit, after viewing the other pics it looks like it would not be financially viable to demolish the building given that the city is bankrupt, but it does seem like there would be safety issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Ok, so let me wrap my head around this. They have an abandoned theater, very ornate and beautiful in it's day. So they took it and said, "don't level it, we'll gut it, cut holes in the walls and BAM we can park shit in it." "Leave the balcony though. That shit was cool." Edit, after viewing the other pics it looks like it would not be financially viable to demolish the building given that the city is bankrupt, but it does seem like there would be safety issues. The parking lot was built ~30+ years ago. Apparently the company next door needed parking and was threatening to leave, so they had to build a parking lot. The entire theater would have been torn down, but they thought it might cause structural issues for the neighboring buildings so they built the garage inside the existing building. Detroit actually had a large number of old theater's back when is was considered "the Paris of the West," but most are abandoned or demolished at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 The parking lot was built ~30+ years ago. Apparently the company next door needed parking and was threatening to leave, so they had to build a parking lot. The entire theater would have been torn down, but they thought it might cause structural issues for the neighboring buildings so they built the garage inside the existing building. Detroit actually had a large number of old theater's back when is was considered "the Paris of the West," but most are abandoned or demolished at this point. Fascinating. It'd be really cool to tour these places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Also, it looks like they kept that portion of the balcony because of what's supporting it. (Look at the last pic.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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