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Grand Riviera Theatre - Old photos

The Grand Riviera during its opening week in 1925

The Grand Riviera Theatre in Detroit

The auditorium of the Grand Riviera, under the balcony

The Grand Riviera's smoking lounge

The entrance to the men's bathroom of the Grand Riviera

The Grand Riviera's lounge

The mezzanine of the Grand Riviera Theatre

The staff of the Grand Riviera Theatre

The Grand Riviera's lobby

The Grand Riviera's rotunda

The ornate ceiling of the Grand Riviera's rotunda

The stunning rotunda of the Grand Riviera was locating off Grand River and was the first sight to welcome theatergoers.

The Grand Riviera was an atmospheric theater, in which the auditorium was supposed to whisk patrons off to another place - in this case an old Roman garden.

The Grand Riviera's auditorium was supposed to "transport" theatergoers to another world, in this case an old Roman garden.

The Grand Riviera's interior was most certainly grand and filled with ornate plasterwork.

The Grand Riveria's Italian Garden, part of the Roman motif featured in the atmospheric theater.

Looking out from the stage toward the auditorium and its balcony

Looking out from the balcony toward the Italian Garden

The Italian Garden in the auditorium

The view from the Grand Riviera's stage

The mezzanine promenade of the Grand Riviera

The ladies' parlor of the Grand Riviera Theatre

The auditorium of the Grand Riviera

The Grand Riviera's stage and proscenium arch

The balcony of the Grand Riviera

The organ loft inside the Grand Riviera's auditorium

The Grand Riviera's auditorium, looking from the stage