Motown Museum
USINFO | 2013-05-09 11:10

 

"Motown Museum" is the nickname given to Motown's first headquarters. A former photographers' studio located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan approaching the New Center area, it was purchased by Motown founder Berry Gordy in 1959.

It was converted into both the record label's administrative building and recording studio, which was open 22 hours a day (closing from 8 to 10 AM for maintenance). Following mainstream success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gordy moved the label to Los Angeles and established the Hitsville West studio there, as a part of his main focus on not only music production, but also television and film production.

In 1959, Gordy formed his first label, Tamla Records, and purchased the property that would become Motown's Motown Museum studio.

The photography studio located in the back of the property was modified into a small recording studio and the Gordys moved into the second floor living quarters.

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