Fox Theatre

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Moorish architectural details of the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
Moorish architectural details of the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
Griffins atop the marquee in Detroit.
Griffins atop the marquee in Detroit.
Vacant Fox in Oakland
Vacant Fox in Oakland
Fox Theater in Hanford, California used for live concerts.
Fox Theater in Hanford, California used for live concerts.

Fox Theatre is the name given to several large movie theaters in the United States dating from the late 1920s either built by movie mogul William Fox or subsequently purchased by the Fox West Coast theater chain.

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[edit] Architectural styles

Many of these grand "movie palaces" were built with a mishmash of architectural styles drawn from Asian, Indian, Persian, and Moorish influences.

[edit] Restorations

The theatres still standing today share almost identical histories of decline and fall into disrepair with subsequent campaigns to save, restore and preserve the architectural relics. Some campaigns succeed, as in Tucson, Arizona, where the Fox Theatre reopened in January 2006 after remaining closed for thirty-two years, or in Fullerton, California, where a non-profit community project is actively restoring the theatre. Several theatres, including the Fox in Atlanta, Georgia and in Visalia, California were only closed briefly before restoration began. There is also a Fox Theatre, originally named the Electric Theatre, in Springfield, Missouri which is currently used as a church.

[edit] List of Fox Theatres

See the following articles for information about specific theatres.

[edit] Notes