Preservation Wayne's Downtown Historic Theatre Tours - Aug. 27

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For those of you who can never get downtown during the 2nd Saturday of August every year... the date we usually have the Preservation Wayne Theatre Tours... this year due to a booking conflict with one of the venues.... the tours are going to be the last Saturday in August, the 27th.

Preservation Wayne, metro Detroit's largest and oldest historic preservation organization only does this, the largest of their tours [[4 1/2 hrs) once per year, and it is always a sellout. So make your reservations ASAP, if you would like to attend, especially the earlier tours. If you cannot decide soon enough, then the last tour [[11:30AM-4:00PM) is usually the least booked.

Tours start at 9:00AM, and one runs every 1/2 hour until 11:30 AM. A box lunch at the Detroit Opera House is included in the tour price. PW will provide bottles of water at the Fillmore [[State) Theatre, the registration and start location of the tour. Bring comfortable walking shoes... the tour will run rain or shine.

See one of the largest collection of historic movie palaces in the country, with 9 theatres on the tour!

There will be site guides at all the locations, and walking tour guides will take you around to each theatre... with discussions of downtown building history and development activity discussed along the way.

Registration is in the Francis Palms Building lobby [[office block portion of the Fillmore/State Theatre), on Woodward, 1 block south of the Fox Theatre. The building entrance is to the left of the theatre entrance [[which will be locked).

Tickets for the 4 1/2 hour tours are $45 [[includes lunch at DOH and water at the Fillmore). Reasonably priced parking is located at the Fox Theatre parking structure [[1 block away).