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Old 04-01-2012, 02:31 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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its a joke, don't take it so seriously.
Well then fair enough no problem here, continue to joke

 
Old 04-01-2012, 07:02 PM
 
Location: In the heights
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Detroit is #2 historically? is someone forgetting something?
He was talking about the fourth and fifth spots.
 
Old 04-01-2012, 08:50 PM
 
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Detroit is #2 historically? is someone forgetting something?
You lack reading comprehension I see, I'll break it down for you.

The OP listed NY, LA and Chicago, and asked which American city would be considered "fourth." I said Philadelphia would be considered that fourth city. Detroit would historically be right there with Philadelphia.

-Detroit was the 4th and 5th largest city in the country.
-Detroit had the 2nd largest department store in the country.
-Detroit had (and still has) the 2nd largest theatre district in the country.
-Detroit was the wealthiest city in the country outside of New York.
-Detroit had the largest financial district outside of New York and Chicago.
-Detroit had the largest skyscrapers outside Chicago and New York.

During the Great Depression and through the post-World War II era, NY, Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit were THE CITIES of America. I see Detroit as the brother amongst all four brothers that has been hit hard with a rare cancer. You know that he has been left behind to suffer quit a bit by his other 3 brothers, but there's something about him (some type of spirit and soul in him) that says don't give up on him or compare him to younger, less experienced people (smaller cities or sunbelt cities).

But now, and in the meantime, that city after Philadelphia would be San Francisco IMO.

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Old 04-01-2012, 09:26 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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-Detroit had (and still has) the 2nd largest theatre district in the country.
many cities in the US claim that title including Houston, Cleveland, LA, Minneapolis, etc etc with slight variations.
 
Old 04-01-2012, 10:22 PM
 
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many cities in the US claim that title including Houston, Cleveland, LA, Minneapolis, etc etc with slight variations.
Detroit is not only home to the largest stand-alone operating theatre in the country besides Radio City in New York City (Fox Theatre) and the largest Masonic Temple in the world, but Detroit also has the largest number of theatre seats (nearly 40,000) of any city in the country outside of New York City.

As for Cleveland, it has the second largest PERFORMING ARTS CENTER COMPLEX, it consists of several smaller theatres in one complex. Houston ranks second in concentration of performing arts theatres (not necessarily movie palaces). At best Cleveland has maybe half the theatre seats and theatres Detroit has. Houston has even fewer seats.

It's just that Detroit's theatres are spread out everywhere, and not concentrated in one district.

In Minneapolis, it's theatres per-capita, and in Chicago, more money is invested into the theatres they have, even though the theatres themselves are fewer in number and seating than Detroit's. LA has the largest concentration of MOVIE PALACES.
 
Old 04-01-2012, 10:31 PM
 
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It's just that Detroit's theatres are spread out everywhere, and not concentrated in one district.
well then if it is not concentrated it is not a district.

Many cities (Boston, DC, SF, Seattle, LA, ATL, MIami, etc etc) probably have tens of thousands of theater seats, they are just not named because they are are not concentrated in one area.

By the way Houston doesn't have less seats than Cleveland as you mentioned.

It had 22,000 seats before the Ballet Complex was built.

That is for active productions in the District.

A couple blocks over is the Majestic theater which isn't included in the number. There is also a small Theater at the University Downtown just across from the District that is not included, then there are Theaters in Midtown like the Ensemble that are not included.

I don't think Detroit (or Houston too) would rank in the top five for total performing arts seats.
 
Old 04-01-2012, 10:40 PM
 
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well then if it is not concentrated it is not a district.
Just because YOU say that doesn't make it so.

BTW, a lot of Detroit's theatres are performing arts venues, it just so happen that they were also Movie Palaces.
 
Old 04-01-2012, 10:55 PM
 
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Just because YOU say that doesn't make it so.

BTW, a lot of Detroit's theatres are performing arts venues, it just so happen that they were also Movie Palaces.
no, they are so because that is the definition.

A district is formed when things are concentrated in an area.

For example, Houston's downtown is divided into about 10 districts

1. Skyline District- where the Sky scrapers are
2. Convention District- Where the Convention Centers and Related hotels are
3. Court House District- Where the Court houses are
4. Shopping District- City is trying to improve this area and attract more stores
5. Sports/ Ball Park District- Baseball, Basketball/ Hockey and Soccer Stadiums, where the Rockets, Astros, Dynamos and Aeros play
6. Theater District- Where the Theaters are
7. Medical District (This is different from TMC)- Hospitals
8. Historic District- The Buildings that were not torn down to build the skyscrapers
9. Warehouse District- obvious
10 Civic District- City Hall and other Civic offices
 
Old 04-01-2012, 11:17 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista
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Just because YOU say that doesn't make it so.

BTW, a lot of Detroit's theatres are performing arts venues, it just so happen that they were also Movie Palaces.
No clue about which cities have how many theater seats or anything like that. (Think it would make a great topic though and would love to see some stats.)

I will say this though. A district refers to a certain area. A theater district is a certain area that contains a high number of theaters.

To say Detroit has the second largest theater district outside of NYC and to then claim it's not concentrated but spread out across the city makes no sense.

No knowledge of the actual facts at hand. Just saying what you are arguing does not make sense.
 
Old 04-01-2012, 11:17 PM
 
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no, they are so because that is the definition.

A district is formed when things are concentrated in an area.

For example, Houston's downtown is divided into about 10 districts

1. Skyline District- where the Sky scrapers are
2. Convention District- Where the Convention Centers and Related hotels are
3. Court House District- Where the Court houses are
4. Shopping District- City is trying to improve this area and attract more stores
5. Sports/ Ball Park District- Baseball, Basketball/ Hockey and Soccer Stadiums, where the Rockets, Astros, Dynamos and Aeros play
6. Theater District- Where the Theaters are
7. Medical District (This is different from TMC)- Hospitals
8. Historic District- The Buildings that were not torn down to build the skyscrapers
9. Warehouse District- obvious
10 Civic District- City Hall and other Civic offices
Oh, that's right, I remember you now, the one who lives in Houston that insisted Houston isn't a sprawlsburg.

Anyways, the fact of the matter is Detroit has the largest number of theatre seats of any city (not to mention the 2nd largest operating theatre) outside of New York City, regardless of how you want to spin things.
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