Greeley Theatre
857 Avenue of the Americas,
New York,
NY
10013
857 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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Located on 6th Avenue and 30th Street in Manhattan. Loew’s Greeley Square Theatre was opened on November 18, 1911. In May of 1938 they had a neighborhood run of Constance Bennett in “Merrily We Live” and Bobby Breen in “Hawaii Calls”. It was still open in 1943, but had closed by 1950.
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In 1922 its seating capacity is listed as 2011 as a Loew house.
Another old Loews House.
Are you adding every Loews Theatre to your favorite Theatres?
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.
Thanks I will check them.
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.
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.)
bamtino’s very first comment on this theater says that it opened on November 18, 1911.
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”.
In the 1920s, the Greeley Theater on 6th Ave & 30th Street Manhattan New York City, New York showcased a number of performers at the theater from variety acts, singers, jugglers, and magic performers like Moore the Magician. The Sixth Avenue address was officially renamed in 1945 by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia to “The Avenue of the Americas.”