Orchestra Hall's marquee during its days as the Paradise Theatre, a legendary Black entertainment venue

Courtesy of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Photo from the Detroit News archives

Photo from the Detroit News archives

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

A crowd packs the boxes at Orchestra Hall.

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

Orchestra Hall's auditorium, shortly after completion

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

Orchestra Hall in 1963

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

Orchestra Hall shortly after its opening

Photo from the Library of Congress

Orchestra Hall during construction

Photo source unknown; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers