United Artists Theatre - Old photos
United Artists Theatre
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The second United Artists Theatre marquee
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The old United Artists Theatre marquee
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The later United Artists marquee advertising "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner
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The old United Artists Theatre marquee
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The old United Artists Theatre marquee
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The UA's interior had a Spanish Gothic vibe.
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The United Artists marquee in 1982.
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The UA, once one of the premier movie theaters in Detroit, resorted to showing softcore pornography in an attempt to remain open, as seen here in 1970.
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With its chairs and furnishings sold off, the UA sits in 1977 waiting its long, slow demise.
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Kate McCarthy sits in an ornate, carved walnut chair from the UA being auctioned off in 1976
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One of the Native American maidens adorning the UA's lobby walls
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The United Artists Theatre on Bagley
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The Detroit Symphony Orchestra records in the UA in 1979. The UA's acoustics proved to be ideal for the symphony's recording session.
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Nathaniel Gurin practices in 1981 his bass trumpet in the lobby of the peeling, boarded-up UA. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra recorded there because of its superior acoustics.
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More than 100 boys from the Ford Republic at Farmington, Mich., were the guests of the United Artists Theatre in September 1938 for a screening of "Boys Town."
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The illuminated marquees of the United Artists and its rival the Michigan Theatre.
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The world premiere of Otto Preminger’s “Anatomy of a Murder” in 1959, with some of its stars present. The film was filmed in and around Ishpeming and Marquette, Mich.
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The UA Theatre in 1967
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The UA Theatre in 1967
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The UA in 1967
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The UA Theatre in 1967
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The UA Theatre in 1967
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The UA Theatre in 1967
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A chandelier inside the UA in 1967