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Detroit is a town in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1955. [3] At the 2010 census the population was 237, down from 247 in 2000. The prior name of the town was Millville due to the many mills built in the late 1800s. [4] [5]
The first movie theater in Detroit, the Casino, was opened on Monroe Avenue in 1906 by John H. Kunsky. [7] It was reputedly the second movie theatre in the world, [7] and it propelled Kunsky to a 20-theatre empire worth $7 million in 1929. [7] Later in 1906, Detroit's second movie theatre, the Bijou, opened literally two doors down from the ...
The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States. They provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African-American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers following the era of venues run by the "white-owned-and-operated Theatre Owners Booking Association (TOBA)...formed in 1921."
Dan Gilbert, the founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, agreed to sell Greektown Casino for $1 billion. Greektown was opened in 2000 and contains approximately 2,700 gaming machines and 60 table ...
The gang was led by brothers Abe, Joe, Raymond, and Izzy Bernstein, [8] who had moved to Detroit from New York City. [9] While in Detroit casino operator Lincoln Fitzgerald was a gambler and he became associated with the Detroit Purple Gang. [10] In 1976 Fitzgerald opened a 16 story casino which he named Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel. [11]
Hanah Steakhouse, which offered views of downtown Detroit from a skybridge, announced the restaurant sale via social media on Aug. 3, 2024. Hanah is based at the historic U.S. Mortgage Bond ...
Ilitch Holdings, Inc. is an American holding company established in 1999 to provide all companies owned by Mike and Marian Ilitch with professional and technical services. . Its privately held businesses include Little Caesars Pizza, the National Hockey League (NHL) Detroit Red Wings, the Major League Baseball (MLB) Detroit Tigers, Olympia Entertainment, Olympia Development, Olympia Parking ...
The complex houses a 100,000 square-foot casino with approximately 2,500 slot machines, and 59 table games; a 13,000-square-foot spa; 67,000 square feet of meeting and convention space; Sound Board, a live music theater with a capacity of 2,400 people; and a luxury hotel with 400 guest rooms and suites.