The Ford Auditorium in October 1958.

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An aerial view, date unknown

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

An aerial view from 1988

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

One of Marshall Fredericks' works is installed inside the Ford Auditorium.

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.

Bird's-eye view of Ford Auditorium and Jefferson Ave from January 1956.

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives

Work begins on the Ford Auditorium in May 1954.

Photo from the Detroit News archives.

The granite basket weave pattern

Marshall Fredericks' work hangs in the Ford Auditorium.

Construction continues on the stage in 1956

The Ford Auditorim in 1956

One of Marshall Fredericks' works is installed inside the Ford Auditorium.

A packed house inside the Ford Auditorium in October 1961

Photo from the Detroit News archives.

Looking out from the stage in the 1950s

The Ford in the 1950s

Henry Ford II lays the cornerstone for Ford Auditorium on May 24, 1955.

Photo from the Detroit News archives.

The Ford Auditorium in October 1962

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Joseph S. Whiteford at the recently unveiled Kanzler Memorial Organ inside the Ford Auditorium in September 1957.

Photo from the Detroit News archives.

The Ford in May 1956

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Ground is broken for the Ford Auditorium

Photo from the Detroit News archives.