Lost theater, Delray, 1927 to 1963
Hollywood Theatre
Demolished in 1963
- Opened
- 1927
- Style
- Spanish Renaissance
- Torn down
- 1963
Designed by Charles N. Agree
The Hollywood Theatre stood in Delray from 1927 until 1963. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1963
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
The Hollywood Theatre went up in 1927, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Credit the design to Charles N. Agree, in the Spanish Renaissance style.
It is gone now, demolished in 1963, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1927 Built Designed by Charles N. Agree
- 1958 Closed
- 1963 Demolished
- 2026 Today 63 years since it came down
Where it is
4805 W. Fort St.
On this map
- 1 Hollywood Theatre This place
- 2 Fort Street Congregational Church 230 ft
- 3 Detroit Savings Bank Southwest Branch 0.2 mi
- 4 Fort Clark Hotel 0.3 mi
- 5 Maybury School 0.4 mi
- 6 Detroit Harbor Terminal Building 0.5 mi
- 7 Yorba Hotel 0.5 mi
- 8 YMCA Western Branch 0.6 mi
- 9 Most Holy Redeemer Church 0.6 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Whittier Hotel, by Charles N. Agree. Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Charles N. AgreeArchitect, 1897 to 1982. Designed the Whittier Hotel (1923) and 12 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Charles N. Agree
- Lane Bryant Building 1908
- Whittier Hotel 1923
- Campau Realty Co. Building 1924
- Pilgrim and Puritan Apartment Complex 1924
- Belcrest Apartments 1926
- Grande Ballroom 1928
More from Detroit in the 1920s
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Broderick Tower
Structure, built 1927, Beaux Arts, by Louis Kamper
Photo: St8fan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cadillac Tower
Structure, built 1927, Late Gothic Revival, by Bonnah & Chaffee
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cooley High School
School, built 1928, Mediterranean Revival, by Donaldson & Meier, demolished 2026
Photo: Chuckjav, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ambassador Bridge
Structure, built 1929, by Jonathan Jones
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Buhl Building
Skyscraper, built 1925, Neo-Romanesque, by Wirt C. Rowland
Photo: I, Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
It is in Delray. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Fort Street Congregational Church House of worship, built 1902, by James D. Butterfield, demolished 230 ft
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Detroit Savings Bank Southwest Branch
Building, built 1920, Classical Revival, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Msmith487, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Fort Clark Hotel Hotel, built 1926, Georgian Revival, by Albert Kahn, demolished 1977 0.3 mi
- Maybury School School, built 1911, by Malcomson & Higginbotham 0.4 mi
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Detroit Harbor Terminal Building
Building, built 1926, by Albert Kahn, demolished 2023
Photo: Notorious4life (Uploads), CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
- Yorba Hotel Hotel, built 1926, by Pollmar & Ropes 0.5 mi
- YMCA Western Branch Building, built 1928, Spanish Romanesque, by Malcomson & Higginbotham 0.6 mi
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Most Holy Redeemer Church
House of worship, Renaissance Revival, by Donaldson & Meier
Photo: Notorious4life, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.