Delray in Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Post Theatre
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2024
1. Post Theatre Marker
Built 1939
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 42° 18.009′ N, 83° 5.852′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Delray. It is on Meige Street near Brady Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6325 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit MI 48209, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Treaty of Spring Wells (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 5.5 Inch Naval Cannon / 30 Pound Parrott Rifled Cannons (about 500 feet away); Fort Wayne (about 500 feet away); Officers Row (about 800 feet away); Headquarters Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indian Mound (approx. 0.2 miles away); Post Guard House - 1889 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Post Commander's Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Detroit.
Also see . . . Fort Wayne. Excerpt:
On the grounds but outside the original fort are additional barracks, officers quarters, a recreation building, a theater, commissary, guard house, garage, and stables. A large warehouse and the post fire station were torn down in(Submitted on July 30, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)1976 and the two-story hospital was torn down in 2007.
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Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2024
2. Post Theatre Marker
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2024
3. Movie Poster
Gone With the Wind poster hanging on the post theatre because they both came out the same year - 1939.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2024
4. Location of the marker
The marker can be found at Historic Fort Wayne in Detroit.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
