Greeley Theatre

855 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10013

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Previously operated by: Loew's Inc.

Architects: S.S. Sugar

Previous Names: Loew's Greeley Square Theatre

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Greeley Theatre

Loew’s Greeley Square Theatre was opened on November 18, 1911. All I know about this theatre is that in May of 1938 they had a neighborhood run of Constance Bennett in “Merrily We Live” and Bobby Breen in “Hawaii Calls”.

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Recent comments (view all 15 comments)

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on June 27, 2008 at 8:32 am

I find the use of the singular “LOEW” in the programs above interesting. I have not seen that elsewhere.

jflundy
jflundy on October 4, 2008 at 2:21 pm

In 1922 its seating capacity is listed as 2011 as a Loew house.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on August 11, 2010 at 5:22 pm

Another old Loews House.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on August 11, 2010 at 6:47 pm

Are you adding every Loews Theatre to your favorite Theatres?

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on August 11, 2010 at 7:04 pm

Have not found all of them yet.But working on it.I have added some info to some of the Nashville Theatres that I have found lately.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on August 12, 2010 at 7:23 pm

Thanks I will check them.

Comfortably Cool
Comfortably Cool on August 9, 2016 at 1:51 pm

Since this was one of Marcus Loew’s earliest theatres to be built in NYC, it should probably be listed here as Loew’s Greeley Square. Unfortunately, it became obsolete when the midtown theatrical district moved further north and centered around Broadway above 42nd Street.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 31, 2018 at 12:33 pm

The March, 1912 issue of Architecture & Building has several photos and drawings of Loew’s Greeley Square Theatre starting on page 134 (Google Books scan.)

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 31, 2018 at 12:43 pm

bamtino’s very first comment on this theater says that it opened on November 18, 1911.

NewYorkToursbyGary
NewYorkToursbyGary on May 5, 2021 at 11:32 am

If the article about the planned theater didn’t list the architect as S.S. Sugar (sounds like the name of a boat), I would swear it was Thomas Lamb. The exterior looks so “Lambsian”.

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