Grand Riviera Theatre - Old photos
Grand Riviera Theatre
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The Grand Riviera during its opening week in 1925
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The Grand Riviera Theatre in Detroit
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The auditorium of the Grand Riviera, under the balcony
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The Grand Riviera's smoking lounge
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The entrance to the men's bathroom of the Grand Riviera
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The Grand Riviera's lounge
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The mezzanine of the Grand Riviera Theatre
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The staff of the Grand Riviera Theatre
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The Grand Riviera's lobby
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The Grand Riviera's rotunda
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The ornate ceiling of the Grand Riviera's rotunda
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The stunning rotunda of the Grand Riviera was locating off Grand River and was the first sight to welcome theatergoers.
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The Grand Riviera was an atmospheric theater, in which the auditorium was supposed to whisk patrons off to another place - in this case an old Roman garden.
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The Grand Riviera's auditorium was supposed to "transport" theatergoers to another world, in this case an old Roman garden.
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The Grand Riviera's interior was most certainly grand and filled with ornate plasterwork.
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The Grand Riveria's Italian Garden, part of the Roman motif featured in the atmospheric theater.
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Looking out from the stage toward the auditorium and its balcony
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Looking out from the balcony toward the Italian Garden
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The Italian Garden in the auditorium
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The view from the Grand Riviera's stage
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The mezzanine promenade of the Grand Riviera
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The ladies' parlor of the Grand Riviera Theatre
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The auditorium of the Grand Riviera
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The Grand Riviera's stage and proscenium arch
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The balcony of the Grand Riviera
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The organ loft inside the Grand Riviera's auditorium
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The Grand Riviera's auditorium, looking from the stage