A close-up view of the Columbia theatre exterior from 1938

From the collection of Alexander Grauman

Monroe Street ca. 1940s, the Columbia Theatre can be seen on the very left

From the collection of Alexander Grauman

A view of the Columbia Theatre and Monroe Block - 1913

From the Library of Congress archives

An ad from the Dec. 10, 1911 issue of the Detroit Free Press

From the Detroit Free Press archives