The National Theater in the early 1920s
Image source unknown - Retouching by Helmut Ziewers
The original entry
Photo source unknown; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers
The National Theatre with its large sign on top.
Photo from the Detroit News archives; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers
The entrance of the National in its Palace Theater days.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The beautiful facade of the National.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Detail of one of the towers.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
One of the towers
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Detail of the entrance.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The National in its days as the Palace Theater.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The National in its days as the Palace Theater.
Photo from Detroit Free Press archives.
The small inner lobby area
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The National Theatre in 1979.
Photo from Walter P. Reuther Library.
The National in its days as the Palace Theater.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The National Theatre with the since-demolished Monroe Block.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The National Theatre was still showing burlesque in 1964.
Photo from Walter P. Reuther Library
The boarded up National in the 1970s.
Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library.
The National Theatre was still showing burlesque in 1964.
Photo from Walter P. Reuther Library.
A colorized photo of the National Theatre and the Monroe Block in their glory days.
The National in the early years.
Photo from the Michigan State Preservation Office.
The National Theatre can be seen in the middle of this photo from 1922. It has a giant clown sign atop it.
The National Theatre in all its illuminated glory shortly after opening.
Photo from Albert Kahn Associates archives.
The National, far left, and the Monroe Block in 1988.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The National in 1988
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.