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The Fox Theatre is a 1928 movie palace and performing arts center located at 2211 Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, Michigan, near Grand Circus Park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989. Located within the Detroit Theater District, the Fox has 5,048 seats, (5,174 seats if removable seats placed in the raised orchestra pit are included). It is the second large... more
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C. Howard Crane

Charles Howard Crane (August 13, 1885 - August 14, 1952) was an American architect. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Crane established a practice in Detroit, Michigan early in the 20th Century. He was best known for his design of some 250 theaters in cities all over North America, more than 50 of...
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