GC39CQQ (DCH) The Cinderella Theatre (Traditional Cache) in Michigan, United States created by RayQix

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A cache by RayQix Message this owner

Hidden : 12/17/2011

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The Detroit Cinema History (DCH) caches are dedicated to the local creation, viewing,
or enjoyment of movie and cinema-related items in the local area.

This can include, and is not limited to, people, places, and things of Cinema or both past-and-present.

(This series is a companion to the Michigan Cinema History (MCH) and Ontario Cinema History (OCH) series.)

Detroit Cinema History:
The Cinderella Theatre
13311 E Jefferson - Detroit

OPEN: 1924 | CLOSED: 1975 | SEATS: 1,897

-6/14/2013 page update-

The Cinderella Theatre, as it looked in the mid 1920's.

Designed by Christian W. Brandt, the nearly 1900-seat Cinderella on the East Side of Detroit was one of the larger of the city's neighborhood houses. Built in Spanish Colonial style, the Cinderella made for an impressive sight in its early years along East Jefferson Avenue with its white terra-cotta facade and red Spanish-tile roofing.

The Mighty Wurlitzer 4/34 at The Senate Theater on Michigan Ave., West side Detroit

The theater contained a Mighty Wurlitzer organ which was removed from the Cinderella in 1966. It is now housed in the Music House Museum, near Traverse City.

The Mezzanine / Balcony at the Cinderella

Once host to both vaudeville and movies, the Cinderella was built for J. N. Robinson and opened in 1924.

Post-remodel of the front of the Cinderella.

After the 1950 Walt Disney film Cinderella came out, the side walls of the theater were painted with scenes from that movie to give the movie more attractive advertising.

In 1953 it was sold to United Detroit Theatres, which modernized the Cinderella, replacing the seating and installing new projection equipment as well as updating the facia and adding a new marquee to the front of the building.

Marquee for the Theatre as a Concert Hall

In the late 1960's-early 1970's, it would be used as a Concert Theatre and would have a slight name-change to the "Cinderella Concert Hall" or "Cinderella Ballroom".

Poster from the J. Geils Band playing at the Cinderella on April 21 & 22, 1972

The Cinderella Ballroom would host several concerts by acts such as Dr. Hook and the J. Geils Band, who recorded their live 'Full House' album at the Cinderella. Usually the venue was packed for these events.

Stage performance and audience at the Cinderella

The Cinderella was soon closed in the mid 70s, and was demolished in the mid 1980's. Nowadays the site currently holds an empty lot and a fast-food restaurant.

This is NOT a difficult hide. The Difficulty is in the area and being stealthy.

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