Orchestra Hall

Built in 1919 as the home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, this concert hall was constructed to meet music director Ossip Gabrilowitsch’s demand for a suitable hall. Architect Charles Howard Crane designed the brick and limestone structure, which was completed in five months. The symphony moved to a larger facility in 1939, and two years later the hall became the Paradise Theatre, featuring jazz and vaudeville until 1951. Scheduled for demolition in 1970, the building was acquired by Save Orchestra Hall, Inc., whose concerned citizens restored the badly deteriorated hall so it could continue its tradition of acoustical excellence and quality music in Detroit.

Detroit, Michigan · United States