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120 East 14th Street
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120 East 14th Street, September 2, 1936. Irving Place, south from East 15th to 14th (where it terminates) Streets, showing prominently what was once the City Theatre.
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116-124 East 14th Street Building Date : 1993 Original Use : Commercial Original Owner : Department of General Services Original Architect : Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron Description & Building Alterations Now the site of a two-story commercial building, this lot once held the 2,267-seat City Theatre. Built in 1909-10 for William Fox, the theater housed both vaudeville and motion pictures and was one of the first large theaters to show movies in New York City, as stated in the Ridgewood Theater Building designation report. The French Renaissance-style theater was designed by Thomas W. Lamb, a prolific American theater specialist responsible for over three hundred theater buildings in the United States and around the world. The 14th Street facade is visible in a 1938 photo taken by Berenice Abbott for her Changing New York series. The City Theatre was demolished in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1993. This building is set to be demolished and replaced with a 21-story Tech hub.
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Manhattan 82, Lofts, Academy of Music, 112-28 E. 14th St; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
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Manhattan: 14th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue 114 East 14th Street, south side, between Third and Fourth Avenues, opposite the southern end of Irving Place: Fox's City Theatre January 30th, 1928 P. L. Sperr
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