Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2022-04-18 - The organ is identified by an advertisement in the Detroit Free Press, October 7, 1917 announcing the opening of the new Colonial Theater. The building was demolished some years ago. -William M. Worden
2022-04-19 - The Colonial Thater was demolished some years ago; it stood on the site of the present Little Caesar's Arena. -William M. Worden
2024-03-12 - From cinematreasures.org: The Colonial Theatre, which was, like so many other Detroit theatres, a work of C. Howard Crane, was opened on October 8, 1917, and originally could seat 1,566 in its auditorium. The Colonial Theatre had both vaudeville acts and motion pictures on its program in its early days, but soon switched to movies-only. It was first owned, like the huge Hollywood Theatre, by the Cohen Brothers, and its original plans called for a nearly-3,000 seat palace, with over 200 box seats. The Colonial Theatre was operated by Midwest Theaters Co. from the early-1940’s on, and closed on February 27, 1975. Not long after it closed its doors, it was razed. -Jeff Scofield
Source: Specifications and contract, OHS Archives via Roman Liza
GREAT Contra Gamba 16, Stentorphone 8, Gross Floete 8, Gamba 8, Piccolo 2, Harmonic Flute 4, Principal 4, Horn Trumpet 8, Vox Humana 8, Cathedral Chimes, Xylophone, Tremulant
SWELL Viol d'Orchestre 8, Viol Celeste 8, Hohl Flute 8, Quintadena 8, Flute d'Amour 4, Flautina 2, Oboe 8, Vox Humana 8, Concert Harp, Tremulant
PEDAL Grand Bourdon 16, Violoncello 8, Pedal Flute 8, Trombone 16, Tromba 8
GREAT to GREAT 16, GREAT to GREAT, GREAT to GREAT 4, SWELL to SWELL 16, SWELL to SWELL 4, SWELL to PEDAL 8, GREAT to PEDAL 8, SWELL to SWELL, SWELL to GREAT 16, SWELL to GREAT 8, SWELL to GREAT 4
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