Recently restored to its original gilded look of the 1920s, the Fox Theatre features “Mighty Mo,” a classic Moller organ with over 3,600 pipes. The lavish theatre currently hosts Broadway musicals, comedy shows and dance companies throughout the year.
Originally conceived as a Shriners' temple in 1916, this lavish, block-long Moorish-Egyptian fantasyland ended up as a movie theater when the Shriners realized that their grandiose plan had far exceeded their budget. In 1927, they sold the temple to movie magnate William Fox, who created a peerless pleasure palace. French architect Oliver J. Vinour designed the building, using motifs of the...
A stunning backdrop for musicals, concerts, plays--even movies.:
The SceneDecadent doesn't begin to describe it. This lavish 1920s structure was built as a Yaarab Temple Shrine Mosque and features Moorish designs inside and out. Highlights include onion domes, minarets and arches. Every surface is decorated with ornate plasterwork, some of it gilded. Huge ballrooms play host to opulent affairs. The main entrance opens on to a pair of elegant staircases that...