Henry And Edsel Ford Auditorium

Henry And Edsel Ford Auditorium
Year: 
1960
Publisher: 
Hiawatha Card Co.
Type(s): 
Postcard
Identifier(s): 
P22343
Language: 
English
Source: 
Mike Skreptak Collection; Dexter Box
Notes: 
c. 1960; the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium was built in 1955 and opened in 1956; designed by the firm Odell, Hewlett and Luckenbach, it was located at the base of Auditorium Drive; it was home to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for 33 years and also housed other musical and cultural activities; while it had a state-of-the-art recording system when it opened, the DSO eventually returned to its original home, Orchestra Hall, in 1989 because the poor acoustics could not be improved; thereafter, the hall had little use and was eventually demolished in July 2011 as part of Detroit's waterfront redesign plans.
Subject(s): 
Henry And Edsel Ford Auditorium (Detroit)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Odell, Hewlett And Luckenbach, Architects
Auditorium Drive (Detroit)
Waterfront (Detroit)
Civic Center (Detroit)
Place(s): 
Detroit (Michigan)
Rights: 
Public Domain
Repository: 
University of Windsor
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