Herb Stratford, the man who breathed life into Tucson’s Fox Theatre, has resigned and will be out of the Fox Theatre Organization next month. It’s incredible to think of what this man has done for Downtown Tucson. The Fox Theatre was a staple in Tucson’s entertainment offerings back in the day, but it was closed from 1974. You have to understand that this establishment was left for dead, but after Stratford restored it, it became the venue that entertainers who came to Tucson wanted to perform in.

It’s great the Fox Theatre is up and running while Downtown Tucson is slowly rising back to its prominence. Downtown is definitely a place to go now, but in a couple years it’ll be more of a place to be.

Thank you, Herb Stratford, for your contribution to the city of Tucson.

Source: Tucson Citizen

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