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Title
Fox Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, façade
Alternative Title
Fox Theatre (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Contributor
Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990
Date Created and/or Issued
1930-31
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Lee (S. Charles) Papers
Rights Information
copyrighted
Copyright is owned by the UC Regents.
Description
The Fox Phoenix Theatre of 1930-1931 was one of Lee's largest and most elaborate creations. Designed in the sharp-edged, abstract Zig-Zag Moderne style, the building covered half of one of Phoenixýs giant city blocks and had retail shop fronts at the sidewalk. Colored translucent glass in an Art Deco design decorated the transoms above the display windows. Behind the symmetrical façade the auditorium is offset to the left. The foyer is in the interior of the building. A vertical neon sign mounted on the central pylon above the marquee advertises the theatre, while a temporary sign on the marquee advertises a cool interior, an important advantage in Phoenix's desert climate.
Type
Image
Subject
Motion picture theaters
Landmarks
Source
S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

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