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Fox Theater History
The fox theater is an amazing historical structure in St. Louis. Entertaining acts range from amazing Broadway shows to comedy acts. Many famous people, musical groups, and plays have performed here. In my opinion, it is one of the many amazing places in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Fox theater was intended for films of the fox film corporation and elaborate stage shows. The Fox is located on 527 N Grand Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri. This structure was finished being built on January 1, 1929. The Fox replaced an old broken down Presbyterian Church. William Fox built this structure to show his films. Howard Crane designed the Fox with his amazing well known skills as an architect. He was known for developing movie palaces with great acoustics and astonishing craftsmanship. William had this money from his company. William Fox also put other theater around the country like in Detroit. The Fox theater was considered the best of Broadway. …show more content…
Early on the fox had major competition from the Missouri and the Grand Central Theaters nearby. In 1931 William Fox went bankrupt. Because of this, the Fox went into receivership. In 1934 Franchon and Marco took the Fox into a 25 year lease. Later in 1978, the fox closes yet another time under the Arthur family. In 1981, Fox associates began a 1 year $2 million renovation with Mary Strauss as the director of restoration. In that same year, they finally make a thoughtful decision to make the theater to look as close as possible to what it did originally in 1929. In September of 1982 the Fox opens again with a seat capacity of 4,500 to tis original 5,174. In 1983, the Fox was awarded the National Trust Honor award. This guarantees the preservation of the theater. In 1994, the began a $2 million stage expansion. In 2000, the lobby was again renovated. In 2008, they added a vertical blade sign that replicated the one in 1929. Finally, in 2013 they renovated the
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