Detroit Fox Theater 1934-2022

This work compares the same area, nearly 100 years apart, emerging from times of turmoil. In 1934 the Fox Theater’s dramatic rise in attendance became a symbol of Detroit recovering from the Great Depression. In more recent times, the reopening of nonessential places that allow large crowds indicates society entering a post-COVID-19 world. Although the periods and circumstances are different, how society “returns to normal” remains the same.