Birmingham in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Birmingham Theater Building

Photographed by Frank Clarkston, July 24, 2025

1. The Birmingham Theater Building Marker

Inscription. The Briggs Investment Company and John H. Kunsky Theatrical Enterprises erected this large building in 1926 to contain shops, offices, a bowling alley in the basement, and a motion picture theater with facilities for vaudeville productions. The theater stopped operation in 1994 but was restored to its former grandeur and reopened just 2 years later, in 1996. Except for the individual storefronts, which have changed frequently, the facade looks today very much as it did in 1926.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 42° 32.745′ N, 83° 12.789′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Michigan, in Oakland County. It is at the intersection of South Old Woodward Avenue and East Merrill Street, on the left when traveling south on South Old Woodward Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 South Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham MI 48009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great

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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 Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Shain Townhouses (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Johnston-Shaw Building (about 400 feet away); Ford Building (about 600 feet away); The National Bank Building (about 600 feet away); City Hall (about 600 feet away); Billy McBride Building (about 600 feet away); The Erity-Nixon Building (about 700 feet away); Field Building (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

The Birmingham Theater Building and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 26, 2015

2. The Birmingham Theater Building and marker

The Birmingham Theater Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 26, 2015

3. The Birmingham Theater Building

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 963 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 24, 2025, by Frank Clarkston of Clawson, Michigan. 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.