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Berkley Theater


2001 Photo from the Adam Martin collection.
2990 W 12-Mile Rd
Berkley MI 48072

Closed
Record #12640  
 Opened: 1940
 Closed: Yes (date unknown)
 Current Use:
 Demolished:
Capacity: 851 seats
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s): Art Deco
National Register:
Current Organ: none
 Also Known As:

Operated by Richard and Judy Komer since 1960, the Berkley had switched to second-run films by the late 1970s.

The Berkley's auditorium ran sideways behind a row of shops facing 12 Mile Road, with the entrance at the west end of the block. When Rite-Aid bought the building to convert it into a drugstore, the theater entrance was walled over but the marquee was preserved (it now offers community event information). One enters the Rite-Aid from the rear parking lot, at the northwest corner, where a vestibule contains a few artifacts from the old cinema: A set of doors, a couple rows of seats, and the old "velvet ropes" for traffic control. The shops facing 12 Mile are still intact and housing various small businesses.

 Photos
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2003 photos from the Darren Snow collection.


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July 2001 photos from the Adam Martin collection.


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Last featured 11/28/2004. Last edited 4/15/2010.


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