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 |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 , Tiff Image 2 |