Falstaff Verdi's final opera. The Scene Decadent doesn't begin to describe it. This lavish 1920s structure was built as a Yaarab Temple Shrine Mosque and features Moorish designs inside and out. Highlights include onion domes, minarets and arches.
Every surface is decorated with ornate plasterwork or gilt.
Huge ballrooms play host to opulent affairs. The main entrance opens to a pair of elegant staircases that sweep patrons into the upper balconies or onto the main floor. The auditorium is an Arabian courtyard, with stars twinkling overhead. The Fox was in danger of being bulldozed for a parking lot in the early 1970s. A veritable hue and cry arose.