 The building was designed by architect C. Howard Crane in the renaissance revival architectural style, and is made mainly of brick.Until December 29, 1971, it was a first-run movie house and office space, and then after that, the theatre saw sporadic usage until 1973.The United Artists Theatre, designed in a Spanish-Gothic design, sat 2,070 people, and after closing served from 1978 to 1983 as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's recording theater.