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Theater, Midtown, since 1915

Majestic Theater

Still standing, photographed 2018

Majestic Theater, Detroit MI Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1915
Style
Art Deco
Standing
111 years

Designed by C. Howard Crane

The Majestic Theater has stood on Woodward Avenue in Midtown since 1915, 111 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of Majestic Theater

The Majestic Theater in Detroit, Michigan (United States), 2018 Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Truscon agate product used at Majestic Theatre in Detroit, 1917 Photo: Truscon, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Hilberry Theatre at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 2006 Photo: Jtmichcock at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is there now

Standing

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

In 1915, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, the Majestic Theater opened in Midtown.

The design came from C. Howard Crane, in the Art Deco style.

It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Go see it at 4126-4140 Woodward Avenue. Photos never get the scale right.

The Majestic Theatre is a theatre located at 4126-4140 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1915 Built Designed by C. Howard Crane
  2. 2008 Listed on the National Register July 2, 2008
  3. 2026 Today 111 years and still standing

Where it is

4126-4140 Woodward Avenue

On this map

  1. Majestic Theater This place
  2. Majestic Theatre Next door
  3. Garden Bowl 140 ft
  4. Helen Newberry Nurses Home 460 ft
  5. Detroit Edison Company Willis Avenue Station 470 ft
  6. Newberry Hall Apartments 480 ft
  7. Milaflores Apartments 490 ft
  8. Billinghurst Apartments 510 ft
  9. Graybar Electric Company Building 0.1 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

C. Howard Crane
Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Architect

C. Howard Crane

American architect, 1885 to 1952. Designed the Fox Theater Building (1928) and 30 more in Metro Detroit

Also by C. Howard Crane

More from Detroit in the 1910s

Around the block

It is in Midtown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. Majestic Theater, Detroit MI Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. The Majestic Theater in Detroit, Michigan (United States), 2018 Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Truscon agate product used at Majestic Theatre in Detroit, 1917 Photo: Truscon, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Hilberry Theatre at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 2006 Photo: Jtmichcock at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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.