The Trenton Theatre was originally designed by Charles N. Agree in Art Deco style and could seat 600. After the mid-2000's remodel, it was reduced in capacity to 357 seats.
Prior to restoration in 2004
It is now home to a non-profit Youth Theatre live-performance group who is in the process of doing restoration work on the theatre and all it's facilities. The theatre is owned by the City of Trenton who leases the space to the group.
1940's actual photo of the Trenton.
The Trenton Theatre was in the planning stages in early 1936, when the March 10 issue of The Film Daily ran this item:
“Charles N. Agree, architect, is completing plans for the new Trenton Theater, to be erected by Associated Theaters in the (Detroit) suburb of Trenton.”
Detroit News ad that included the Trenton for the 1972 movie "Easy Rider"
In the late 1950's, new "attraction boards" (the Marquee and other advertising for shows) were installed to update the look of the theatre and give it more appeal to its patrons. This would be one of the last updates for awhile, of the Trenton, until the mid-2000's.
From "Box Office Magazine":
February 1959 - Horstman and Co. get the job to install new attraction boards on the Trenton Theatre in suburban Trenton for William London of Los Angeles.
Original Auditorium at the Trenton.