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Punch and Judy Theater
2002 Photo from the Adam Martin collection
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21 Kercheval Ave
Grosse Pointe Farms MI
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| Record #13278 |
Opened: 1930
Closed: 1977
Current Use: Office Space
Demolished:
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Capacity: 714 seats
Architect(s): Robert O Derrick; Schervish Vogel Merz
Architectural Style(s): Colonial
National Register:
Current Organ: none |
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The Punch and Judy opened in January 1930 with an organ and a balcony with luxury armchairs. After closing in 1977, a church tried to purchase the building, but the city cited zoning restrictions. Later that year, the theater was leased for live theater and music events, but the city threatened to cancel a December concert alleging safety violations. The following February, the owners were forced to sign an "anti-smut" agreement. The theater became a popular place for repertory films, but the city continued to hinder it by forbidding midnight shows and prohibiting "ticket lines of more than 50 persons outside the building." In 1988, the building was converted to offices. Photos
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2002 photos from the Adam Martin collection. 
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