Historic movie palaces / Grand River / near old Tiger Stadium
Globe Theatre
Closed – archive entry · 1912
A vaudeville house on Grand River Avenue near old Tiger Stadium that opened in 1912, was enlarged into a movie theatre by C. Howard Crane in 1915 and kept going through the 1970s.
Quick facts
- Opened
- 1912
- Architect
- Harley & Atcheson (1912); C. Howard Crane (1915 remodel)
- Seats
- about 650 (856 after 1915)
02 / The story of this place
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The Globe opened on August 18, 1912, as a vaudeville house on Grand River Avenue, designed by Harley & Atcheson with about 650 seats and operated by United Amusements. C. Howard Crane remodeled and enlarged it to 856 seats in 1915, when it switched to motion pictures. It stood close to the old Tiger Stadium at Michigan and Trumbull. By the early 1970s it was one of the downtown-area houses showing adult films, and it operated through the decade before it was torn down.
- Opened as a vaudeville house in 1912
- Enlarged by C. Howard Crane in 1915
- A neighbor of old Tiger Stadium
Plan your visit
The Globe was torn down and no longer stands on Grand River Avenue. For a movie night, check the working Detroit cinemas in our guide.
Cinemas nearby
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