Senate Theater Marquee Neon !

Check this out!!! We are helping light Michigan Avenue. The neon letters at the Senate Theater are now working. First time in at least 35 years! Please drive by and see this sight!

Senate Theater 6424 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48210

Double movie weekend coming up !!!

Fri. June 13. 7 pm "The Great Detroit" [[2014) - Meet documentary filmmaker Anthony Brogdon at the Senate.

Sat. June 14. 8 pm "RoboCop" - R [[1987) - Elena Herrada hosts a panel discussion before the movie at 7 pm.

Full movie and music event schedule at http://www.dtos.org/

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Cool I shared this with my Dad. This was his local show as a boy.

It looks GREAT! A bit of life in the old 'hood.

Beautiful! I'll have to take a ride up Michigan some evening soon and check it out.

I've driven by the Senate many times and wondered where secure parking is available for events. Is there a parking lot in back, or do you park on the street?

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I've driven by the Senate many times and wondered where secure parking is available for events. Is there a parking lot in back, or do you park on the street?

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The fenced lot is along the east side of the theater off of Gilbert. There is a side door entrance from the parking lot. Street parking is also monitored during shows along Gilbert near the fenced area to Michigan and along Michigan Ave in front of the Senate [[Michigan entrance).

If riding bicycles to the shows, the best thing is to bring them inside the fenced area to lock up.

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Don't just drive by, stop in for an event.

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I've driven by the Senate many times and wondered where secure parking is available for events. Is there a parking lot in back, or do you park on the street?

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Originally Posted by Jerry Van

I've driven by the Senate many times and wondered where secure parking is available for events. Is there a parking lot in back, or do you park on the street?

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I've gone to a few films, parked accross the street, and never had any problems. They always have someone watching the lot. I never felt chancey coming and going. They've done a great job on the place with a shoestring budget.

Thanks for the aerial view DTOSEvents! This shows a feature that is very common in old movie palaces in urban areas on major thoroughfares. The land along the main street was so expensive, that most theatres on main streets had little more than an entrance with marquee and vertical blade sign on the main street. Behind that was a long passageway that connected the entrance and ticket/storm lobby from the theatre lobby spaces well off the main road. Then the auditorium was behind the lobby, with the back of the balcony usually above the theatre lobby.

Here is a 360 degree interactive view in the lobby. --->> lobby photosyth

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