August 15, 2008 — The State Theater Marquee in Bay City, Michigan was torn down to make way for a new digital Marquee. (Video by Julie McCallum of MyBayCity.com)
Fox Theatre (2211 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48201-3467) near Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit, Michigan is a National Historic Landmark from the Roaring Twenties. The Detroit Fox is the first and the largest of the Fox Theaters. With 5045 seats, it is the second largest theater in the country after the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Fox Theatre is the name given to several large movie theaters dating from the late 1920s either built by movie mogul William Fox or subsequently purchased by the Fox West Coast theater chain. Many of these grand “movie palaces” were built with a mish-mash of architectural styles drawn from Asian, Indian, Persian, and Moorish influences. The theatres still standing today share almost identical histories of decline and falls into disrepair with subsequent campaigns to save, restore and preserve the architectural relics. Some campaigns succeed, as in Tucson, Arizona, where the Fox Theatre re-opened 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. There is also a Fox Theatre, originally named the Electric Theatre, in Springfield, MO, which is currently used as a church. It is located on the northeast corner on Park Central Square.
More State Theater photos here:
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Well, I’d remove the post but there doesn’t seem to be a way to do it. I’ll just use links from now on.
August 15, 2008 — The State Theater Marquee in Bay City, Michigan was torn down to make way for a new digital Marquee. (Video by Julie McCallum of MyBayCity.com)
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Unveiling of the New Marquee at the State Theater in Bay City, MI on 9/11/2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Oxz-fgwHg
This was the old marquee as it looked in February 2007.
Fox Theatre (2211 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48201-3467) near Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit, Michigan is a National Historic Landmark from the Roaring Twenties. The Detroit Fox is the first and the largest of the Fox Theaters. With 5045 seats, it is the second largest theater in the country after the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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Fox Theatre is the name given to several large movie theaters dating from the late 1920s either built by movie mogul William Fox or subsequently purchased by the Fox West Coast theater chain. Many of these grand “movie palaces” were built with a mish-mash of architectural styles drawn from Asian, Indian, Persian, and Moorish influences. The theatres still standing today share almost identical histories of decline and falls into disrepair with subsequent campaigns to save, restore and preserve the architectural relics. Some campaigns succeed, as in Tucson, Arizona, where the Fox Theatre re-opened 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. There is also a Fox Theatre, originally named the Electric Theatre, in Springfield, MO, which is currently used as a church. It is located on the northeast corner on Park Central Square.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Theatre
I made a video of the histor of theatres in Bay City for the State Theatre. It’s on YouTube, in 2 parts.
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv2CPixKFx0
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5TWis42r0o
The State Theatre website has changed to:
http://www.statetheatrebacity.com
Here’s a few photos of the State Theatre after the renovation.
Click on the thumbnails for larger pic.
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