Broadway & big houses / Griswold Street / Downtown
Miles Theatre
Closed – archive entry · 1910–1927
Griswold Street's 2,000-seat vaudeville house from 1910 to 1927, a rival of the Temple and the Garrick. The Griswold Building that replaced it still stands as The Albert.
Quick facts
- Opened
- 1910
- Closed
- 1927
- Architect
- Kees & Colburn (Minneapolis), George D. Mason supervising
- Style
- Classical
- Seats
- 2000
02 / The story of this place
Make time for these
The 2,000-seat Miles opened on May 15, 1910, on Griswold Street just north of State Street. Through the 1910s it was one of Detroit's top vaudeville houses, a rival of the Temple and the nearby Garrick. Kees & Colburn of Minneapolis designed it, with Detroit's George D. Mason as supervising architect. As movies and the new palaces took over in the 1920s, vaudeville faded and the Miles went out of business; its final night was November 28, 1927. It was demolished around May 1928 to make way for the Griswold Building, which still stands as The Albert.
- A 2,000-seat vaudeville house from 1910
- A rival of the Temple and the Garrick
- The Albert now stands on its site
Plan your visit
The Griswold Building that replaced the Miles still stands on Griswold Street as The Albert. For live theatre downtown, see the working stages in our guide.
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