Van Dyke theater building

Published October 1, 2010

Odd little theater structure along Van Dyke near Harper Avenue.

This building must have been numerous things over the years, most recently a church. Looking for remnants of the original theater design…

The brick pattern walls are part of the original decor.

The area where there was a stage is walled off, and so is the left exit, but the right exit remains.

Sadly all the fancy brickwork has been whitewashed..

Ah – but then we found this bit inside a utility closet – with no whitewash – nice !

Nothing too exciting, but worth the trip through to find those painted brick patterns..

5 Responses to Van Dyke theater building

dfunk on October 15, 2010 at 5:00 am

Wow, a 5 year run as a theater – that sucks !
Caroline on October 15, 2010 at 2:12 am

This looks like the old Van Dyke Theater: http://cinematreasures.org/theater/9511/
hairysasquatch on October 3, 2010 at 11:42 pm

Wow – that record player brought back some memories! I had one, too – played “Another One Bites the Dust” over and over and over….
dfunk on October 1, 2010 at 12:35 pm

I cant remember, but it was something strange I never heard of. The record player worked, but the 45 was too far gone.

Okay, here it is:

Dazz Band – A Side: “Let It Whip” B Side: “Everyday Love” produced and arranged by Reggie Andrews.

Ahhahahaha ! “Dazz Band” ? WTF ! It was the 1980’s Motown, the DeBarge era – whaddaya want ? ha !
Tim on October 1, 2010 at 11:58 am

And what Motown hit was on the Fisher=-Price platter?