Ford Auditorium (demolished) (Detroit, Michigan)

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Officially named the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium, this was a gift from the Ford Family and Ford Dealers nationwide to the City, sadly no longer operative. From 1956 to 1989 it was home of Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Demolished 2011.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Auditorium
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Coordinates:   42°19'39"N   83°2'34"W

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  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delievered his famouse I Have a Dream speech here on June 23, 1963, 2 months before he gave it in Washington D.C.
  • As of July 2011 it is in the process of being torn down -- http://www.windsorstar.com/opinion/letters/Ford+Theatre+demolition+changing+view+Detroit/5092187/story.html
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