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Videos and Photos by Deadline Detroit
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On a sunny, 81-degree day, several workers prepped and welded and measured things for hours before lifting a key part of the Fox Theatre marquee on Woodward Avenue around 3 p.m. Monday.
While the sign sat on the street, some people snapped photos.
The lifting took only minutes. The old marquee was nearly 30 years old. The new sign will have LED-lit reader boards to advertise current and upcoming shows.
Fairmont Sign Co. of Detroit is replacing the sign, expected to be finished in a few weeks.
A few folks came by to snap photos
Part of the prep work before lifting the sign.
Some welding was done before the sign was put in place
More prepping.
The lift begins
Mission accomplished.
A view from across the street.
