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What is the difference between "Hindu" and "Indian" "motifs"? I know one is a religion, the other a nationality, or 'culture', but isn't it a little redundent to use both Hindu and Indian in describing the interior design? I don't know much about interior design, so I didn't change it, but seems rather superflerous to use each.--Mikerussell 07:11, 2 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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what is correct address[edit]

Fox Theatre (Detroit, Michigan), is located at 2111 Woodward Avenue, per the NRIS entry. The correct address is 2211 Woodward Avenue, instead, per an anonymous wikipedia editor making the correction to its article a short time ago.

But per this Michigan government website and per the NPS's webpage for it, the address is 2111. Also the NRHP Registration document PDF, however, the address is also 2111. So, while it is possible that the original NRHP Registration document got it wrong, and the other webpages follow its wrong example, there exists documentation that the address is 2111. What is the documentation that the correct address is 2211 instead? doncram (talk) 21:55, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The address for the theatre is listed at 2211 Woodward Avenue at the theater's main web page, as linked in this very article. 98.220.43.195 (talk) 00:27, 9 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Photos[edit]

As all the photos are of the Woodward facade and many are similar, can some be eliminated? Does anyone have photos of the lobby and auditorium or historic photos to show the various marquees or condition prior to the restoration? Goldnpuppy (talk) 15:54, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

pipe organ[edit]

the article states the the Detroit Fox Theatre has a Moller organ in it and is the last on around to still be in its original place. i believe this is mistaken. the Moller organ spoken of here is in the Atlanta Fox Theatre. because i know that the Theatre organ in Detroit is a Wurlitzer organ other wise know as the "The Mighty Wurlitzer" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.194.1.37 (talk) 22:21, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is not mistaken. The lobby contains a Moller organ, the Wurlizter is in the auditorium. Goldnpuppy (talk) 12:12, 4 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

First talkie theatre claim[edit]

I have deleted the references to claims that the Fox Theatre in Detroit was the first "in the world" to have been built already wired for sound. The Brooklyn Paramount, also opened in late 1928, makes the same claim. In fact, the Fox Theatre in Brooklyn, which opened before both of them in August 1928, was also buiilt equipped for sound and had movietone news on its opening bill. But beating them all is the Roxy Theatre in New York which was designed for sound and was equipped with Vitaphone which was exhibited in two sound musical shorts on its opening program on March 12, 1927.

This claim sounds great and probably dates back to Fox Theatres' lavish publicity for its new Detroit theatre. But it really doesn't hold water, historically. Best, Markhh (talk) 14:34, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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