C. Howard Crane
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Charles Howard Crane (August 13, 1885 - August 14, 1952) Born in Hartford, Connecticut, C. Howard Crane was an architect who 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 them in the Detroit area. They include Detroit's 1922 Capitol Theatre, now the Detroit Opera House, the United Artists Theater in Detroit, the Fox Theatres in Atlanta, St. Louis and in Detroit as well as the August Wilson Theatre in New York City. In addition to his many designs for Movie palaces, Crane was the architect of the 1919 Orchestra Hall, Detroit.
