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The Fabulous Fox

The Fox Theatre has a fabulous history, beginning when the theatre opened on January 31, 1929 as one of the crown jewels in William Fox’s motion picture empire. Billed as “St. Louis’ largest and most magnificent temple of amusement,” the theatre anchored St. Louis’ entertainment area along North Grand Boulevard. For 50 cents, a person could experience splendor and enchantment of regal edifice, complete with live entertainment, music from two organs, Fox Movietone News, and of course, the “talkie.” “We don’t sell tickets to movies, we sell tickets to theaters,” is a remark attributed to Marcus Loew, which reflects the elaborate nature, size and decoration of the Fox Theatre and other movie palaces of that era.