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Michigan Theatre - Interior demolition photos

Michigan Theatre

A worker removes the seats.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library.

A worker removes the seats.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library.

Workers gut the interior in August 1977 as they convert the theater into a parking garage.

Photo from Water P. Reuther Library.

Workers gut the interior in August 1977 as they convert the theater into a parking garage.

Photo from Water P. Reuther Library.

Workers gut the interior in August 1977 as they convert the theater into a parking garage.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library.

Workers gut the interior in August 1977 as they convert the theater into a parking garage.

Photo from Water P. Reuther Library.