The Palms Theater

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

The State, at right, looking south on Woodward.

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

The old marquee on the State.

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The State in 1989

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One of the knights that flank the stage.

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The State on the cusp of being reinvented as Clubland.

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The State in 1989.

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The State in 1979.

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The theater in 1977.

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The lobby of the State in 1977.

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The State shortly after opening in 1925.

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Crowds line up in front of the State in 1963 to watch "The Birds."

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The auditorium

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The Palms in 1979.

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The Palms in 1978.

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The State in 1978.

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The inside of the Fillmore

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The theater in its days as the Palms

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

The Fillmore Detroit, then known as the State Theatre, is seen in this photo of Woodward Avenue from 1937.

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