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This article is written as a history of the Fox Theatre. The theatre’s history starts in 1928, when it was first imagined as a location for Atlanta’s Shriners organization, and in the minds of the organization’s leaders the theatre would be a magnificent homage to their own social status. In the end however even with their status the project’s design, inspired by temples of the far east, was more expensive than they could manage. As the building neared its completion they leased the property to a William Fox, a man who had made a fortune by creating and managing large scale “movie palaces”. The beautiful Fox theatre was and is a beloved feature of the town, it has had its share of problems in its long history though.  The Great Depression forced its owners into bankruptcy and put it on the auction block where it was sold for a a fraction of its original building price. even in new hands it still maintained its loyal audience until the eventual rise of the more modern movie theaters pushed the Fox Theatre, and other movie palaces like it, out of favor. Even as its doors closed, the Fox managed to still captivate an audience, A non-Profit, Atlanta Landmarks, was created and millions of dollars were raised through donations, eventually resulting in the of reopening the theatre’s doors.