American Music Hall [New York City]
type: Item
label: American Music Hall
description: theatre in Manhattan
description: theater in Manhattan @nl
Wikidata source: Q4744541
EUTA research ID II: 1135
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Address: 260-62 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Wikipedia page: American_Music_Hall
Country: USA
City: New York City
city section: Manhattan
GPS: Point(-73.9894 40.7568)
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Wikidata instance: Q41253
opening date: 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
demolished: 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
demolished: 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
Burnt down date: 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
Carthalia ID: 1511
Note: Built 1893 by Charles Coolidge Haight for T. Henry French. Opened 22 May 1893 with The Prodigal Daughter. 1908 renamed American Music Hall. Subsequently used for vaudeville shows. 1911 bought by Marcus Loew and renamed Loew's American Theatre. Subsequently used for variety shows and as a cinema. 2064 seats. Demolished in 1930 after a fire. - Roof theatre: originally built as a roof garden. 1908 rebuilt as a theatre proper by Thomas Lamb for William Morris. 1911 bought by Marcus Loew and renamed Loew's American Theatre. Subsequently used for variety shows and as a cinema. 1400 seats. Demolished in 1930 after a fire. [Currently the site is used as a parking lot.]