Center Theatre [New York City]
type: Item
label: Center Theatre
description: theatre in Manhattan
description: theater in New York, Verenigde Staten van Amerika @nl
Wikidata source: Q5059357
EUTA research ID II: 588
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Address: 1236 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10020
Wikipedia page: Center_Theatre_(New_York_City)
Country: USA
City: New York City
city section: Manhattan
GPS: Point(-73.98 40.759)
Wikidata instance: Q64654999
Wikidata instance: Q41253
opening date: 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
Carthalia ID: 1518
Note: Built 1932 as RKO Roxy Theatre by Reinhart & Hoffmeister; Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray; Hood & Foulihoux. Opened 29 Dec 1932. 3509 seats. Originally used for film-and-stage shows. 1934 renamed Center Theatre. Subsequently used for musical performances. 1940 installation of an ice rink stage facility. Subsequently, used for shows on ice. From 1950, used as a TV studio. Demolished in 1955 in favour of an office block.
demolished: 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
Manhattan Index Cards ID: 561