One of Marshall Fredericks' works is installed inside the Ford Auditorium.
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
The Ford Auditorium in October 1958
Photo from the Detroit News archives.
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
Photo from the Detroit News archives.
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
Photo from the Detroit News archives.
Ground is broken for the Ford Auditorium
Photo from the Detroit News archives.