The Yaarab Temple, a local branch of the Shriners, is founded in Atlanta by Henry Stockdell and 32 others. Stockdell also founded the Capital City Club.

With over 4,000 members, the Yaarab Temple begins plans to build a mosque.

The Yaarab Temple purchases the Fox Theatre site for $89,000.

Six architectural firms compete for the contract to design the Shriners' new mosque. Atlanta firm Marye, Alger & Alger (later Marye, Alger, & Vinour) win.

The Shriners realize they are under-financed before construction begins. They sign an agreement with movie palace mogul William Fox, leasing the auditorium to him for 21 years to cover operating expenses.

The cornerstone laying ceremony takes place on June 14.

The Fox Theatre opens to great fanfare on December 25, less than two months after the Stock Market crash.

The Fox Theatre Corporation goes bankrupt in June, forcing the Fox Theatre to close after just 125 weeks.

By August 7th, the doors re-open.

In December, the mortgage is foreclosed and the theatre is auctioned for $75,000 to Theatre Holding Company, a group of Yaarab Temple officers.

The City of Atlanta considers purchasing the Fox, but ultimately a conglomeration of businesses and interested individuals known as Mosque, Inc. purchases the theatre. Under this new ownership, and the continued management of Lucas & Jenkins, Inc. the theatre gains firm footing for the first time since it opened.

The original air conditioner is replaced with the unit that still cools the Fox Theatre today.

The Metropolitan Opera engages in a 20-year run for one week each spring.

Wilby-Kincey leases the building from Mosque, Inc. Noble Arnold manages the facility through 1970 with white glove efficiency.

The Möller organ sighs its last note after 25 years of neglect.

Unofficial technical director Joe Patten spends 10 months restoring the organ to its early magnificence.

Mosque, Inc. starts looking to sell the theatre, which has started to decline for a number of reasons. Southern Bell approaches Mosque, Inc., interested in purchasing the Fox for the land, intending to raze the building and erect a regional headquarters.

The Fox is placed on the National Register of Historic Places in May.

Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. is officially formed in August. Atlanta Landmarks, Inc.’s sole purpose is to save the Fox Theatre from destruction. An eight-month moratorium is put on the sale of the building to allow for a financial feasibility study.

On December 31st, Alex Cooley presents The Gregg Allman Tour for 4,000 in attendance.

The Fox Theatre closes January 2 after the showing of The Klansman.

In a complicated agreement involving land swaps with Southern Bell and loans from five regional banks, Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. takes control of the Fox. They must repay their $1.8 million dollar loans back plus interest within three years, or the Fox will be turned over to Southern Bell.

On October 29, the theatre re-opens with a concert by Linda Ronstadt.

Lynyrd Skynyrd performs three consecutive nights at the Fox, recording One More from the Road.

Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. pays off the mortgage six months early and takes full possession of the Fox.

Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform at a fundraiser for the theatre.

The Broadway hit A Chorus Line breaks national records by grossing almost $1 million during its three-week run at the Fox.

The Fox celebrates its 50th anniversary with a month of special programs, including a benefit concert by Metropolitan Opera soprano Beverly Sills and concerts by clarinetist Benny Goodman and country star Waylon Jennings.

The Atlanta Ballet, also celebrating its 50th anniversary, gives its annual performance of The Nutcracker at the Fox.

The Rolling Stones play to a standing-room only crowd on October 26, the same day Edgar Neiss assumes his new job as general manager. That day, the Stones take a field trip to Savannah and when they return to Atlanta, the city is socked in by fog. After being re-routed to Macon, they go on stage 90 minutes late.

Yul Brynner appears in a four-week run of The King and I. Performance magazine recognizes it as the highest-grossing road show in the United States that year. The Fox is officially established as Atlanta's premiere Broadway venue.

The Fox hosts the League of Women Voters' Democratic Party Presidential Primary Debate.

The Fox installs state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems.

The Fox works with Georgia Public Television to co-present cultural attractions.

The Fox competes with New York's Radio City Music Hall and the Fox Theatre in St. Louis for the title of best large venue in the United States for touring shows.

A second fund-raising campaign to "Fix the Fox" raises $4.2 million.

Christopher Manos' popular Theater of the Stars, a 35-year Atlanta institution, begins a long-term association with the Fox including its summer series of plays and musicals.

Performance magazine names the Fox Theatre the number one grossing theatre in the 3,000 - 5,000 seat category with the most events, the greatest box office receipts, and the highest attendance in the U.S.

The newly remodeled Spanish Room is opened.

The Fox is designated a Landmark Building of Atlanta.

The February engagement of Les Misérables breaks all U.S. box office records in its three-week run at the Fox, according to the League of American Theatres and Producers.

The Fox presents the 50th anniversary re-premiere of Gone With the Wind. The theatre’s façade is transformed into a reproduction of Tara, Scarlett O'Hara's beloved plantation. Original stars from the film attended, including Butterfly McQueen.

The Fox launches an International Series, offering a variety of international artistic performances that represent Atlanta’s diverse population.

The original 1929 electrical board is replaced to accommodate the power required for the Phantom of the Opera production.

The Fox is designated a National Landmark Museum Building.

In April, a four-alarm fire that started in an attic causes $2 million worth of damage.

The Fox is the headquarters for the Australian Organizing Committee during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.

The 3-week run of The Color Purple at the Fox is the show’s highest grossing tour to date.

The October tour of Wicked broke the Fox Box Office record for highest gross of ticket sales to date.

Billboard magazine names the Fox the #1 non-residency theatre for the decade with 5,000 seats or less.

In April, the Fox celebrated the 70th anniversary of Gone With the Wind with two sold out showings. The crowds were welcomed by Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies.

In July, the Fox, in conjunction with the Atlanta Film Festival, held the 20th anniversary showing of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. In attendance were Spike Lee and Bill Nunn.

On December 25th, the Fox celebrated its 80th anniversary.

A new air conditioning chiller is installed to assist its 1946 counterpart with the ever-increasing demands for cooling the theatre.