Detroit History Series: Detroit's Downtown Movie Palaces
Wed, Feb 17
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Friends Auditorium
Michael Hauser will be on hand to present the history of Detroit's Downtown Movie Palaces. The spoke-like grid of wide grand avenues radiating out from downtown Detroit allowed for a concentration of theaters initially along Monroe Street near Campus Martius and, after the second decade of the 20th century, clustered around Grand Circus Park. Detroit, more so than any other North American city, illustrates how demographic and economic forces dramatically changed the landscape of film exhibition in an urban setting. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase.
80 of 100 places available.
50 of 50 places available on the waitlist.
See the library website for details.
