Since those 2 images of the United Artists surviving lobby and storm lobby [they are both within the UA Building] show bland fancy plasterwork... here is a color interior shot of the similar former smaller Chicago United Artists [destroyed circa 1990 for an office tower]. There is no known color photo of the former Detroit United Artists Theatre, so this gives one an idea of what a restored lobby, perhaps used as a restaurant, would look like, color wise... a crazy mix of color, some jewel like.
Note: United Artists theatre chain owners Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Charlie Chaplin and director D. W. Griffiths... they commissioned Detroit architect C. Howard Crane to produced a trio of similar Spanish Gothic/Art Deco flagship theatres in 1927-28... the 2200 seat LA United Artists, the 2100 seat Detroit United Artists, and the 1700 seat Chicago United Artists.
Results 1 to 15 of 15
Thread: United Artist Theatre Renovation
Hybrid View
-
March-16-24, 01:19 AM #1
DetroitYES Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- Posts
- 9,492
Last edited by Gistok; March-16-24 at 01:29 AM.
Reply With Quote
Instagram
DetroitYES navigation
DetroitYES Management
© AtDetroit LLC 2000 - 2024 unless otherwise specified. Please notify us of uncited proprietary content.
Welcome to DetroitYES! Kindly Consider Turning Off Your Ad BlockingX
DetroitYES! is a free service that relies on revenue from ad display [regrettably] and donations. We notice that you are using an ad-blocking program that prevents us from earning revenue during your visit.
Ads are REMOVED for Members who donate to DetroitYES! [You must be logged in for ads to disappear]
Ads are REMOVED for Members who donate to DetroitYES! [You must be logged in for ads to disappear]
DONATE HERE »
And have Ads removed.
And have Ads removed.
Bookmarks