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Mercury Theater

16860 Schaefer Rd
Detroit MI

	Record #13251
Opened: 1941 Closed: Yes (date unknown) Demolished: 1993	Capacity: 2000 seats Architect(s): Ted Rogvoy Architectural Style(s): Streamline Moderne National Register: Current Organ: none
Also Known As: Metro Mercury 1&2

The Mercury opened in July 1941. The theater was one of the first outside of the downtown area with 70mm and was also the first of the "neighborhood" theaters to show first-run films.

The 2,000 seat auditorium was twinned in 1985 and eventually became known as the Metro Mercury 1 & 2.

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Last featured 2/8/2004. Last edited 12/30/2005.

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