Quote Originally Posted by Gistok View Post
The great fan vaulting along the ceiling of the United Artists was patterned on the Perpendicular Gothic ceiling [[circa AD 1500) of the great Henry VII Chapel at the back of Westminster Abbey.

C. Howard Crane's knowledge of historic architectural styles was never in doubt. Crane said that if the architecture of the venue was pleasing to the eye, it would be pleasing to the ear as well... hence the wonderful acoustics.

Sadly neither Emmett Moten nor the Ilitches has any clue about what will likely be lost...
I feel sick. In all this time, nobody could be bothered to save/repurpose this architectural gem while building shoddily constructed ugly shit? The acoustics in this place were AMAZING!