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46th and eighth?

Posted by: bobby2 01:39 am EDT 03/31/14
In reply to: Will we ever see another "new' Broadway Theater ever again? - Maguire75 12:43 pm EDT 03/30/14

What is planned for that corner? It could use a theatre. They tore down the old stuff and put up that flea market type place.


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re: 46th and eighth?

Posted by: NewtonUK 08:44 am EDT 03/31/14
In reply to: 46th and eighth? - bobby2 01:39 am EDT 03/31/14

Do you mean 47th and 8th? This block - between 47 & 48, is the old DeMille theatre. A beautiful old movie palace.
Its still in there behind the souvenir shops on Broadway which take up much of the old lobby.

I was in the DeMille about 5 years with a group with interest in making it a Broadway Theatre - its derelict but a lot of detail is left, beautiful proscenium.

Unfortunately it would only be about a 1,000 seater - so no musicals - and the costs were severe to restore it.

Not worth it, at the end of the day, as a playhouse. Sigh.


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Yes - 46th and 8th.

Posted by: seeseveryshow 10:06 am EDT 03/31/14
In reply to: re: 46th and eighth? - NewtonUK 08:44 am EDT 03/31/14

I believe he means the east side of 8th Avenue between 45th & 46th. The section on 46th St. west of the Imperial has been cleared. A few small buildings still remain on the 45th St side just west of where the tent for NATASHA AND THE COMET was recently located.

As for the DeMille, I believe it was on 7th Avenue (not 8th Avenue or Broadway). See link

Link DeMille Theatre NYC

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