Bonstelle Theatre - Old photos
Bonstelle Theatre
An image of the temple, date unknown.
A car burns in front of the Bonstelle, during its Mayfair Theater days, during a race riot June 21, 1943.
The Mayfair Theater during the 1943 race riots
The original interior of the Bonstelle, a Jewish temple, was covered in decorative plaster and ornate woodwork.
The original interior of the Bonstelle, a Jewish temple, was covered in decorative plaster and ornate woodwork.
The Bonstelle was originally the Temple Beth El and was overhauled after the Jewish congregation moved to other quarters.
The original interior of the Bonstelle, a Jewish temple, was covered in decorative plaster and ornate woodwork.
The original interior of the Bonstelle, a Jewish temple, was covered in decorative plaster and ornate woodwork.
The original interior of the Bonstelle, a Jewish temple, was covered in decorative plaster and ornate woodwork.
The original interior of the Bonstelle, a Jewish temple, was covered in decorative plaster and ornate woodwork.
The original interior of the Bonstelle, a Jewish temple, was covered in decorative plaster and ornate woodwork.
The original interior of the Bonstelle, a Jewish temple, was covered in decorative plaster and ornate woodwork.
The original facade of the Bonstelle, in its days as the Temple Beth El and before the front was lopped off for the expansion of Woodward Avenue.
The original facade of the Bonstelle, in its days as the Temple Beth El and before the front was lopped off for the expansion of Woodward Avenue.
The Bonstelle under construction about 1902. It was originally the Temple Beth El.
The theater's dome under construction about 1902
The theater's dome under construction about 1902
The original entrance to the theater, before Woodward was expanded and knocked it out.
The original facade of the Bonstelle, in its days as the Temple Beth El and before the front was lopped off for the expansion of Woodward Avenue.
The original facade of the Bonstelle, in its days as the Temple Beth El and before the front was lopped off for the expansion of Woodward Avenue.
The original facade of the Bonstelle, in its days as the Temple Beth El and before the front was lopped off for the expansion of Woodward Avenue.
The original facade of the Bonstelle, in its days as the Temple Beth El and before the front was lopped off for the expansion of Woodward Avenue.
The original facade of the Bonstelle, in its days as the Temple Beth El and before the front was lopped off for the expansion of Woodward Avenue.
The theater was known for a while as the Wayne University Theatre before the school changed its name back to Bonstelle.
The Bonstelle, with its original facade, in its days as the Temple Beth El
The original facade of the Bonstelle, in its days as the Temple Beth El and before the front was lopped off for the expansion of Woodward Avenue.
The Bonstelle, with its original facade, in its days as the Temple Beth El
The Bonstelle Playhouse with its grand entrance, lost when Woodward was widened.
The Bonstelle with its new canopy, replacing the old Mayfair Theatre marquee
The Bonstelle, in its days as the Wayne University Theatre and sporting the marquee from its days as the Mayfair Theatre