Like Thomas W. Lamb and John Eberson, Crane specialized in the design of movie palaces in North America.[3] Crane's career would include some 250 theaters in total, with 62 of them in the Detroit area. His 5174-seat Detroit Fox Theatre was the largest of the Fox Theatres. The 4,500 seat Fox Theatre in St. Louis was its slightly smaller architectural near twin. These were considered to have been his architectural masterpieces. Among the five massive Fox theatres, Crane also designed the Brooklyn Fox (4,088 seats, razed).
Crane also designed Olympia Stadium (Detroit Olympia), which eventually had seating for 13,375 plus standing room for 3,300. Olympia, used by the Detroit Red Wings, was razed in 1987.
Crane also designed many office buildings. Most of his many downtown Detroit movie palaces had attached office towers that he designed (the Fox, United Artists, State, Capitol). However, Crane's office tower masterpiece is the 47 story 555 ft. tall LeVeque Tower in Columbus, Ohio.
Due to the 1929 Great Depression, Crane's theatre and office building commissions dried up. He became disillusioned and in 1930 moved to London, England,[1] although he kept his Detroit office open for many years after moving.[3] Crane designed many cinemas across Britain, but in much tamer designs than his American movie palaces.
Crane's most famous U.K. commission was Earls Court Exhibition Centre, an Art Moderne convention center that opened in 1937. It closed in 2014 and was demolished between 2015 and 2017.
Crane returned to visit Detroit once or twice a year until World War II. He then remained in London, where he died and was buried in 1952. His namesake descendants (C. Howard Crane III, et al.) now live in the Detroit area.[citation needed][relevant?]
^DiChiera, Lisa Maria (1992). The Theater Designs of C. Howard Crane (Masters Thesis). University of Pennsylvania. pp. 9–11.
^ abSullivan, Taryn. C. Howard Crane. Historic Detroit. Retrieved on November 9, 2013.
Further readingedit
Hauser, Michael; Marianne Weldon (2006). Downtown Detroit's Movie Palaces (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN0-7385-4102-8.
Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN0-8143-1651-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Perkins, Michael A. (2005). Leveque: The First Complete Story of Columbus' Greatest Skyscraper. AuthorHouse. ISBN978-1420802948.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Charles Howard Crane August 13 1885 August 14 1952 was an American architect who was primarily active in Detroit Michigan His designs include Detroit s Fox Theatre and Olympia Stadium as well as LeVeque Tower in Columbus Ohio which remains that city s second tallest building C Howard CraneBornCharles Howard Crane 1885 08 13 August 13 1885Hartford Connecticut U S DiedAugust 15 1952 1952 08 15 aged 67 London EnglandNationalityAmericanOccupationArchitectThe now demolished iconic Earl s Court Exhibition Centre Contents 1 Biography 2 Crane designed buildings 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography edit nbsp Detroit Orchestra Hall 1919Born in Hartford Connecticut Crane moved to Detroit in 1904 1 He worked as a draftsman for several architectural firms including Albert Kahn Associates Smith Hinchman amp Grylls and the office of Gustave A Mueller before opening his own office in 1908 1 2 Like Thomas W Lamb and John Eberson Crane specialized in the design of movie palaces in North America 3 Crane s career would include some 250 theaters in total with 62 of them in the Detroit area His 5174 seat Detroit Fox Theatre was the largest of the Fox Theatres The 4 500 seat Fox Theatre in St Louis was its slightly smaller architectural near twin These were considered to have been his architectural masterpieces Among the five massive Fox theatres Crane also designed the Brooklyn Fox 4 088 seats razed Crane also designed Olympia Stadium Detroit Olympia which eventually had seating for 13 375 plus standing room for 3 300 Olympia used by the Detroit Red Wings was razed in 1987 Crane also designed many office buildings Most of his many downtown Detroit movie palaces had attached office towers that he designed the Fox United Artists State Capitol However Crane s office tower masterpiece is the 47 story 555 ft tall LeVeque Tower in Columbus Ohio Due to the 1929 Great Depression Crane s theatre and office building commissions dried up He became disillusioned and in 1930 moved to London England 1 although he kept his Detroit office open for many years after moving 3 Crane designed many cinemas across Britain but in much tamer designs than his American movie palaces Crane s most famous U K commission was Earls Court Exhibition Centre an Art Moderne convention center that opened in 1937 It closed in 2014 and was demolished between 2015 and 2017 Crane returned to visit Detroit once or twice a year until World War II He then remained in London where he died and was buried in 1952 His namesake descendants C Howard Crane III et al now live in the Detroit area citation needed relevant Crane designed buildings edit nbsp LeVeque Tower 1927All buildings are located in Detroit unless otherwise indicated Majestic Theatre 1915 Liberty Paramount Theatre Youngstown Ohio 1918 The Metropolitan Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 1919 Orchestra Hall 1919 Old Walkerville Theatre Walkerville Ontario Canada 1920 Macomb Music Theatre Mount Clemens Michigan 1921 Palace Theatre Calgary Alberta Canada 1921 Virginia Theatre Champaign Illinois 1921 Detroit Opera House 1922 Temple Beth El conversion to theatre 1922 World Theater Omaha Nebraska 1922 renamed in 1935 to Omaha Theater razed in 1980 Detroit Institute of Arts as consulting architect 1923 27 Lafayette Building 1923 razed 2010 Warner Theatre formerly the Earle Theatre Washington D C 1924 August Wilson Theatre formerly the Guild Theatre and the Virginia Theatre New York City 1925 The Fillmore Detroit formerly the State Theatre 1925 Film Exchange Building 1926 Detroit Olympia 1927 home to the Detroit Red Wings until 1979 razed 1987 United Artists Theater Los Angeles 1927 LeVeque Tower Columbus Ohio 1927 United Artists Theatre Building 1928 Fox Theatre 1928 Fox Theatre St Louis 1929 Earls Court Exhibition Centre London England 1937 demolished 2014 Vickers Armstrongs Aircraft Ltd headquarters Brooklands Weybridge England 1938See also editArchitecture of metropolitan Detroit Performing arts in DetroitReferences edit a b c Hill Eric J John Gallagher 2002 AIA Detroit The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture Wayne State University Press ISBN 0 8143 3120 3 pp 345 346 DiChiera Lisa Maria 1992 The Theater Designs of C Howard Crane Masters Thesis University of Pennsylvania pp 9 11 a b Sullivan Taryn C Howard Crane Historic Detroit Retrieved on November 9 2013 Further reading editHauser Michael Marianne Weldon 2006 Downtown Detroit s Movie Palaces Images of America Arcadia Publishing ISBN 0 7385 4102 8 Meyer Katherine Mattingly and Martin C P McElroy with Introduction by W Hawkins Ferry Hon A I A 1980 Detroit Architecture A I A Guide Revised Edition Wayne State University Press ISBN 0 8143 1651 4 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Perkins Michael A 2005 Leveque The First Complete Story of Columbus Greatest Skyscraper AuthorHouse ISBN 978 1420802948 Sharoff Robert 2005 American City Detroit Architecture Wayne State University Press ISBN 0 8143 3270 6 External links editList of cinemas designed by C Howard Crane Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall Detroit Opera House Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C Howard Crane amp oldid 1199878909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
