Loew's Lincoln Square Theatre
1947 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10023
1947 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10023
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It appears that showtimes for the Lincoln Square Theatre disappeared after its July 23, 1950 showings of “No Sad Songs For Me” and “The Big Hangover”.
The Lincoln Square Theatre continued to operate as a special events theater (one of those special events gave fame when Jack Benny stopped by in February 1954 to record an episode on both radio and television).
There don’t seem to be any photos of the theater in the ad. All of them seem to be of the Loew’s destroyed in ‘31.
Loew’s Lincoln Square Theatre in New York , 1910.
Sounds like two theatres are being discussed here – the one that was destroyed by fire in 1931 and another being used as a CBS Studio in the 1950s.
From the various pictures it looks like the shell of the building survived and a new auditorium build behind the middle section which served as the studio.
This was definitely demolished altogether by the mid 1960s when the Lincoln Center building housing Alice Tully Hall and the Julliard School was built.
Programs that originated from CBS Studio 60 included “I’ll Buy That,” “Double or Nothing,” “It’s Magic with Paul Tripp,” and “The Robert Q. Lewis Show.”
The Marcus Loew plaque from this theater is currently up for auction on ebay, item number 271204780383. the plaque apparently survived the transformation of the building into CBS Studio 60.
It should be noted that the site currently includes a well known performance space in Alice Tully Hall, which recently underwent an ambitous redesign and renovation that was completed in 2009.
The photo posted on Feb,23,2010 states seating for 1600.
Nice vintage photo Tinseltoes.
Nice find. I have only seen photos of this place when it is on fire.
A December 1951 article on the New York Times says it was already a CBS studio so that may be the year it stopped showing films.
Here is a snapshot of the Loew’s Lincoln Square Theater in its last incarnation as CBS TV Studio 60. This picture was taken by my father, Merwin Dembling, in December of 1959; the view is looking towards the northwest across Broadway from the corner of 65th St :
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ken mc’s picture is sad but a great find,only picture I have seen of the LOEWS LINCOLN.
This is a January 1931 fire photo from the NY Daily News:
http://tinyurl.com/nwhmnt
The Red Book Guide for 1930 lists seating at 1639.
There is a two-page photo of the Loew’s Lincoln Sq. Theater as it burned down on January 30, 1931 (pages 12 – 13) in the book “New York’s Bravest”, compiled by Shawn O' Sullivan (Powerhouse Books).
The theatre destroyed by fire in 1931 must have been rebuilt. In the ‘50s, the Lincoln Square at 1947 Broadway became CBS TV Studio 60, demolished as part of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex.