![]() ![]() Parts.ġ3303 Linwood (at Davison) Graven & Mayger ![]() Later sold to Ben Van Houten, Grand Rapids, MI later sold to Robert MacNeur (late 1970s). Russell Bice, local rink organist and Adam Weismuller were the organists. Bodman installed the organ in 1935 and increased the number of ranks from eight to eleven, reportedly all for $148. Rink owner Adam Weismuller was a concert accordionist. Originally in Orpheum Theatre, Jersey City, NJ (1916) as a 2/8, then to Hamilton Theatre, Yonkers, NY (1916), then to Arena Gardens (1935), where Steve Bodman connected the organ in such a way so as to be playable from a button accordion. See CAPITOL listing.Ģ/11 Wurlitzer (1935) Rebuilt Style 13 The Capitol Theatre's 4/20 Wurlitzer was installed here for about a decade, beginning in the mid-1950s. It was demolished in 1972 to make way for a high-rise apartment building for the elderly. The building reverted to a ballroom in 1929, and was converted to a roller skating rink in 1941, periodically hosting boxing matches. The acoustics were reportedly bad enough to bring about the construction of Orchestra Hall just a few years later. The "Arc" opened as one of the country’s largest ballrooms in 1912, premiered as a concert hall and theatre in 1915, and was home to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a brief period. WetzellĪn advertisement ca.1934-35 says "Open All Night."ģ527 Woodward C. Extant, but now removed from the church.Ģ416 Hastings St. Later installed in Powderhorn Park Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota by Ray Stephens, a former Robert-Morton area representative. ![]() Organ removed just prior to the theatre's demolition in 1954. Purchased and removed by George Orbits, later sold to Henry Przybylski, later sold to Dave Voydanoff (three locations), later sold to Jim Walgreen (Chicago) and installed in the residence of Fred Kruse (Chicago) and still later reacquired by Dave Voydanoff and playing in Pearl Beach. Some believe this is the most reinstalled theatre organ that remained intact, maybe ever, having been (partially to completely) reinstalled a total of seven verifiable times after leaving the theatre. ![]() By the end, the building was largely destroyed, with the roof gone and no doors.ģ/6 Wurlitzer (1925) Style D, 3 manual Name changed to Temple in 1945, and again to the Art Theatre in 1961, providing adult films in the 1970s. Herb Head of Roseville got the pipes from this instrument. The theatre was demolished 2007, and a liquor store is now on that site.Ģ/3 Wurlitzer (1924) Style 109 Closed at some point in the 1970s, sold and converted to use as a church, abandoned by late 1990s. The lobby was divided into smaller rooms, and the auditorium used for storage and as an echo chamber for recordings. Theatre converted to a recording studio in 1967. Organ built and installed for a reported $2,900. It was shut down by the city in 1998, and has stood vacant ever since.ĩ428 Woodward (across from Boston Blvd) C. During the 1990s, the theatre was used periodically as a nightclub that often featured dining. The theatre opened as a legitimate theatre in 1913, but within a year changed it's name to Fine Arts and it's format to movies. Howard CraneĢ/5 Robert Morton (1927) Style 17 This "alley jumper" theatre was demolished in 2009.Ģ954 Woodward (at Watson) C. Organist and organbuilder Ed Gress purchased this organ and set up ten ranks of it in his home. Clarke listed as "1st Organist" and Arthur Rivette as "2nd Organist" in 1925 printed program. Organ built and installed for a reported $5,400, and had a 5 hp blower, serial number #9354. The name was changed to the Echo Theatre in 1934, largely serving African-American audiences until closing on November 13, 1952, possibly at the end of a leasing period. This Robbins-owned theatre opened in an existing retail building as Theatre Academie in 1923. No combination action not at all unusual for Marr & Colton organs of this size. Roger Mumbrue acquired the console and relay. I had come in inquiring about a job at the Metro and, while he said he didn’t have anything for me, he kindly picked up the phone and called the Capri with me in the room and spoke to the manager there.Went to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Detroit. On a personal note, I got my job at the Capri thanks to the manager at the Metro. A week or two later Tim was killed in a motorcycle accident on Highway 4. Some time after the Metro closed, he came to the Capri looking for work and spoke to my boss. There was a young manager/projectionist at the Metro named Tim. I remember seeing the Metro ads in the CC Times and noticed how their prices and policies changed a number of times within a few months, and by late 1992 the ads had disappeared altogether. This may have been in response to the Brenden opening up - the two were open concurrently for a short while. Dunno about its early history but by late 1991/early 1992 this theatre had switched to a discount/membership format (as the Capri in Concord had become at this time). ![]()
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