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[Fountain at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.]

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Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

description

Summary

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and the "atmospheric," or outdoor effect of the auditorium, a popular novelty of the period, is a freely romanticized representation of a Mediterranean garden.

Survey number: HABS MI-270

Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction

Movie posters and movie theaters.

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motion picture theaters riviera theatre grand riviera theatre grand river avenue detroit wayne county michigan theater movie theaters jack e boucher john eberson clayton fraser historic american buildings survey andrew craig morrison denys peter myers allen stross lucy pope wheeler photo ultra high resolution high resolution silent films united states history detroit publishing company photograph collection library of congress
date_range

Date

1925 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Eberson, John
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in collections

What's in Movie Theaters Tonight?

Movie posters and theaters.
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Location

Detroit (Mich.) ,  42.36591, -83.13114
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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motion picture theaters riviera theatre grand riviera theatre grand river avenue detroit wayne county michigan theater movie theaters jack e boucher john eberson clayton fraser historic american buildings survey andrew craig morrison denys peter myers allen stross lucy pope wheeler photo ultra high resolution high resolution silent films united states history detroit publishing company photograph collection library of congress