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Alger Theater

16451 East Warren Avenue
P.O. Box 241183, Detroit, MI 48224

06/03/2026

Last year The Alger was featured on One Detroit’s episode on Michigan Theaters. If you want to check it out, it is S19 E16.

05/29/2026

Hello Detroit! We’re currently looking for volunteers! If you live in the community, and want to be part of this historic theaters comeback, reach out to us! Please email us and tell us how you would like to help! Oh, and we’re now on TIKTOK! Thank you!

05/22/2026

Have you ever seen a movie at the Alger Theater? If so, are these your peanuts we found stuffed underneath the carpet?!?

05/20/2026

This week on the marquee at The Alger!

05/12/2026

Spring cleaning at the Alger in full effect!

04/30/2026

Get ready to get your hands dirty at the Alger Theater! We are excited to invite kids ages 5 to 12 to join us on Saturday, May 23, from 10:00am to noon for a morning of gardening and fun. Our special guest, Annie from Featherstone Garden, will be there to talk all about the magic of planting and how to help a garden thrive. Every child will get to plant seeds in a starter pot and take home a starter flower. This event is free but an RSVP is required to save your spot, so please sign up at the link on our profile bio.

04/24/2026

The oldest photo of the Alger that we have (so far) appeared in a Worthington-Carbondale advertisement for air conditioning that ran in a few film industry trade magazines. While the photo wasn’t reproduced very large, the resolution is good enough to read the marquee. In the case of this photo, 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘏𝘢𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 (Janet Gaynor & Robert Montgomery) played with 𝘐 𝘈𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 (Edward G. Robinson) in a double feature. A quick cross-reference with movie listings in Detroit-area papers shows that this bill appeared at the Alger during the week of December 6th, 1938. While looking at the film listing, I immediately recognized the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest badge from listening to ’s podcast, . She tells the full story, but essentially a drop in attendance at theaters prompted the studios to band together and push out a flashy movie quiz with prizes totaling $250,000. Moviegoers would receive a booklet and be encouraged to see as many of the films from 1938 as possible, with at least 30 films being required. They would answer a trivia question about each film, and eventually submit their booklet and a very short essay for a chance to win. The grand prize winner would receive $50,000, the equivalent of over $1 million today. The particular booklet shown here came from the and Capitol Theatre in Whiting, Indiana, but the booklet was standardized for theaters across the country. One of these days I’ll track down a copy with entries from the Alger.

-Nick

04/21/2026

Getting one of our lounge rooms stripped back to its original tile! The Alger has 4 rooms of this tile (2 lounges and 2 bathrooms). Many of the beautiful residential homes in our surrounding neighborhoods also have tile similar to this. Over the years, original features tend to get covered up, but with a bit of patience and elbow grease, old tile can shine again.

11/19/2022

Shop for a cause today! .. featuring our MorningSide Community Organization VP Twiana Odem’s art !

11/18/2022

Haven’t penciled it in yet? Here are the dates and times to visit Next Chapter Books pop up business alongside the Alger Theater

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16451 East Warren
Detroit, MI
48224

Website

http://www.algertheater.org/

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