Alright guys so as promised here are some of the pictures of Eastown before the demolition really started. I plan on going out there again today and update you with more in the next coming days. If you are just now finding my site, I went into the history behind Eastown a few posts earlier if you want to read up. The summary version would be that this old theatre was home to a very legendary rock n roll history that included acts by MC5, The Amboy Dukes, Muddy Water, Howlin’ Wolf, Grand Funk Railroad, Alice Cooper, BB King, the Steve Miller Band, Sly and the Family Stone, Bob Seger, Jefferson Airplane, The Stooges, Chuck Berry, Rod Steward, Joe Cocker, John Mayall, Taj Mahal, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Dr. John, Leon Russell, Ted Nugent, Fleetwood Mac, Procol Harum, Edgar Winter, Elton John, Van Morrison, The Kinks, Captain Beefheart, J. Geils Band, The Allman Brothers, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Buddy Miles, Humble Pie, The Doors, and The Grateful Dead. The lineups are literally insane.
Side note: I have just recently discovered pictures of this back hallway that was filled with 1970s graffiti and it has to be the coolest thing I have ever seen. I was only lucky enough to see a small amount of it but I really want you to see it so I did some research and this is the best website I found that showed some of it. This also shows the Eastown intact way more then I have ever seen it.
http://motownmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?120731-Detroit-s-Eastown-Theatre-Music-hall
Now onto a lighter note, some of the graffiti I was lucky enough to see. Pretty sure this was the floor that all the drugs were sold on:
Alice in Detroit 