Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI
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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Tags
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
united states history
detroit publishing company photograph collection
library of congress
Date
1925 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Eberson, John
in collections
Location
Detroit (Mich.)
,
42.36591, -83.13114
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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