Since no photographs are known of the interior of the auditorium of the Oriental/Downtown RKO Theatre [[razed 1953), this is probably the best idea we'll ever get to what the exotic atmospheric interior of it looked like....
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7535/...1d3a4b5a_b.jpg
The reason for its' early demise seems kind of lame sounding today. It was considered too far off the beaten path of the theatre district, and everything conceivable was tried to coax patrons that far west on Adam Ave.
But when you consider that it really wasn't any farther than the United Artists or the Michigan from GCP... it sounds almost not believable. However, it did have trouble getting audiences into the venue... something that the nearby Adams didn't seem to have.
Results 1 to 17 of 17
Threaded View
-
January-14-15, 04:00 AM #7
DetroitYES Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- Posts
- 9,493
Last edited by Gistok; January-14-15 at 04:05 AM.
Reply With QuoteTags for this Thread
Posting Permissions
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