Fox Theater (Spokane, Washington)
Performing arts venue and former movie theater in Spokane, Washington, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Fox Theatre (disambiguation).
The Fox Theater in Spokane, Washington is a 1931 Art Deco movie theater that now serves as a performing arts venue and home of the Spokane Symphony. It was designed by architect Robert C. Reamer, notable for his design of the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. It was part of the Fox Film Corporation Empire founded by studio mogul William Fox. The theater opened September 3, 1931 and showed films continuously until it closed September 21, 2000 after an engagement of the movie Gladiator starring Russell Crowe.
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Full name | Martin Woldson Theater at the FOX |
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Address | 1001 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane, Washington |
Coordinates | 47°39′25″N 117°25′36″W |
Public transit | Spokane Transit Authority
Bus: Routes: 6,20,43,60,61,66[1] |
Owner | Spokane Symphony |
Operator | Spokane Symphony |
Type | Theatre |
Genre(s) | Concerts, movies, theatre |
Capacity | 1,715 |
Construction | |
Opened | September 3, 1931; 92 years ago (1931-09-03) |
Renovated | November 2007 |
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Architect | Robert C. Reamer |
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Spokane Symphony | |
Website | |
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Built | 1931 |
Architect | Robert C. Reamer |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
MPS | Movie Theaters in Washington State MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 01001287 |
Added to NRHP | November 30, 2001 |
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