Video: Once-venerable Eastown Theatre comes crashing down
The video includes music from a Grateful Dead performance at the theater in 1971.
25 photos chronicling the demise of the Eastown Theatre in Detroit
Goodbye, Eastown Theatre.
Video: Demo crews raze Eastown Theatre’s legendary stage
A demolition crew toppled the stage and interior of the once-elegant Eastown Theatre on Detroit’s east side on Tuesday, bringing down power lines with it.
Photos: Demolition begins on legendary, crumbling Eastown Theatre
A large claw poked through the stage of the once-celebrated theater on Detroit’s east side today.
City of Detroit to demolish once-venerable Eastown Theatre as early as today
The Eastown Theatre was one of Detroit’s most elegant movie palaces and later a premier rock venue during the psychedelic era.
Poignant Banksy mural expected to fetch up to $400,000 at tonight’s auction
Removing the gallery from the Packard Plant stirred controversy in 2010.
Payback? Shepard Fairey’s iconic ‘Hope’ image of Obama gets a revamp
Duggan has waged a controversial war against street art and graffiti at a time when police can’t respond adequately to violent crime.
Judge accuses Shepard Fairey of ‘arrogance or pure stupidity,’ sends case to trial
Even without direct evidence that Shepard Fairey posted his iconic images on vacant buildings in Detroit, a judge said the case is strong enough for a trial.
Unable to handle violent crime, Detroit had ‘team’ investigating Shepard Fairey case
Police acknowledged they have no direct evidence that Shepard Fairey posted any of the images.
Once considered a lost cause, deteriorating Vanity Ballroom may get new life
Once billed as “Detroit’s most beautiful dance rendezvous,” the ornate venue attracted musical acts as diverse as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, MC5, Velvet Underground and The Stooges.