After taking pictures of the Fox Theater for my assignment, I became very interested in the design of it and why the architects used such unique styles for the building. The Fox seats about 5,000 and contains an "Arabian Courtyard" of a night sky made from one hundred embedded crystal 'stars'. I learned that the building was originally part of a large mosque, explaining the characteristically arabian architecture. As a theater, it opened in 1929, not even two months after the stock market crash. Many very famous movies premiered at the Fox in the mid-century, including Gone With The Wind. The theater closed and re-opened a few times before it was named a national historic landmark in 1976. It is estimated that around 750,000 people visit each year.
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