Movie Theaters in Detroit - Alamo drafthouse, and Big Sean-Emagine Theatre

**JBMcB** · September-15-21, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Lowell

This had not been sealed and nothing in the article seems to address parking which, as most likely know, if very scarce there. Maybe they big WSU lot will suffice but it seems a stretch.

They could do a multi-level building with parking on the bottom floors and theaters above.

However, the location seems crazy. You'd probably have decent foot traffic in the winter and spring from the university. However, the university would be mostly empty during the big summer movie season. You can put a nice big sign on the building facing I-94, but there is no easy way to get to the theater from that freeway. You'd have to get off at John R or Beaubien and snake your way through side-streets. From the Lodge you can get off at Grand Boulevard and that wouldn't be bad.

A location over by Woodward would make more sense.

**NSortzi** · September-15-21, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by JBMcB

A location over by Woodward would make more sense.

The southwest corner of Woodward and Warren thats seldom used WSU "parkland" seems like an ideal site. I never really understood why they demolished the buildings that were there.

**casscorridor** · September-15-21, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by JBMcB

They could do a multi-level building with parking on the bottom floors and theaters above.

However, the location seems crazy. You'd probably have decent foot traffic in the winter and spring from the university. However, the university would be mostly empty during the big summer movie season. You can put a nice big sign on the building facing I-94, but there is no easy way to get to the theater from that freeway. You'd have to get off at John R or Beaubien and snake your way through side-streets. From the Lodge you can get off at Grand Boulevard and that wouldn't be bad.

A location over by Woodward would make more sense.

Most people search for show times online, so foot traffic or having a big sign as advertising really isn't that important. As long as the theater is somewhere in the greater Downtown Detroit area, is reasonably easy to find [[unlike the now closed RenCen theater) and provides free parking, it should be fine.