Fox Theatre
January 15 2017 | 2:00pm to January 16 2017 | 3:55pm
This tour is SOLD OUT! Please contact Casie at 313.833.1801 for wait list information.
Sunday Tour!
Designed by C. Howard Crane and built in 1928, the Detroit Fox Theatre is the culmination of flamboyant movie palace architectural design. Crane, who had designed over 250 theaters by 1928, considered the Fox his best effort. In its size, ornate decoration and mechanical systems it was the premier example of what a movie palace could be. A 1928 Detroit Free Press article stated, “Detroit’s Fox Theatre has the largest clear span balcony in the world. The stage proper is larger than the Roxy Theater in New York, and has the largest and finest projection room and equipment of any theater in the world.” Today, the Fox holds the distinction of being the largest continually operating theater in the country.
