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Documentation From The City & County Records/Ariel Photos

Below is a photo from the City of Warren Tax Accessor's Office,, Showing the approximate Dimensions of the Building,
Starting at the point of the building facing 9-mile and Van Dyke at the south/east corner the dimensions are apox. as follows,, 94 ft west along 9-mile 46 ft north, and 39 more ft along 9-mile, then 154 ft along the back {western part of the building} to the western corner of the building facing Paige street, then 82 ft along building facing Paige st, to the corner of the building facing Paige st then 90 ft along the Building facing Van Dyke to the front lobby,, then about another 50 ft west {facing Paige st} to the front of the building and another 89 ft to the beginning corner at 9-mile and Van Dyke....
Cross Streets Include 9-Mile To The South, Van Dyke To The East,
Peters Street To The West, and Paige Street To The North
The property description is as Follows.. Pipers Van Dyke Sub #2, LOTS 432 TO 435 INCLUDING., ALSO LOT 480 EXC S 27' ALL OF LOT 481, LOT 482 EXC E 20' ALSO N 5.5' OF W 100' OF LOT 483. The Last Available Tax Assessment was posted for 1987 at 1/2 appraised value = $489,424.00 Dollars. The New Land Owner/Tax payer is show as a Thomas Miller,, and Edward Hakim  As The Previous land/Owner Of The Motor City Roller Rink,...  A Drug Store "Sussex Drugs" located at the corner of the Motor City Building was Sub leased by Edward Hakim. We also Have an Old Address Of the previous Owner before Edward Hakim.. Schultes Theatre's 921 Fox Theatre Bldg Detroit, 1 Mich... This leading us to believe that at one time the owners of the old Fox Theatre In Detroit on Woodward Ave and The MotorCity Theatre on 9-Mile and Van Dyke in Warren were the Same.

Below images taken from the 1932 and 1941 Sanborn Fire
Insurance Rating Maps of Warren Twp.

The Sanborn maps show the dimensions and materials, lot numbers and
addresses of all structures that were in existence at the time the
map was made.
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Photos compliments of Mike Grobbel
http://grobbel.org/

Motor City Theater 1932 Site   Note: Motor City Not Built Yet	Motor City Theater 1941 Plot Plan        Note: Motor City on Map

Below Is The City Of Warren Tax Assessors Work Sheet Of The Property
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This Next Photo Shows the many Land Plats that the Motor City Theatre/RollerRink Covered
at The North West Corner Of 9-Mile and Van Dyke In Warren.

Below An Aero Photo Taking in "1980" Showing on the bottom right corner
the MotorCity Theatre/RollerRink Building
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This is a Closer Look At The same Photo Of The North West Corner Of 9-Mile and Van Dyke
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And Here We Are Today,,,
{Aero photo taken in "1990"} Literally All Evidence Is Gone Of One Of The City Of Warren's Lost Treasures,,!!!
Not only the MotorCity Theatre/RollerRink Building is gone,, But all the surrounding residential properties in the block were cleared also, Making room for yet another 21st Century Strip Mall, Now housing a Rite Aid Drug Store on the far west, with a attached row of shops, And in the approximate location of the Old MotorCity is a Burger King Fast Food Restaurant.
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Below Yet A Closer Look At The Transformed Intersection Of 9-Mile and Van Dyke In Warren, Michigan
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