The Avenue Theatre can be seen nestled into the middle of the block

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The Avenue, left, was near the corner of Jefferson and Woodward.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The theater in its days as the Merrill Hall, before its facade was tweaked.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The theater in its days as the Merrill Hall, before its facade was tweaked.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The Avenue Theatre around 1915

Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

A fire in the 1920s at the Avenue leaves one of the patrons looking for medical help.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The Avenue's marquee can be seen in the middle of the photo

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library