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Cort Theatre
Cort Theatre

New York's Beautiful Buildings, Cort Theatre, in West Forty-eighth Street.

Primary subject: Exterior View of Cort Theatre
Secondary subject: Exterior View of Cort Theatre With Cars Pulling Up

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Cort Theatre, undated.

Built in 1912 by famed theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb for producer John Cort, the Cort Theatre sat more than 1000 patrons. The exterior was modeled after the Petit Trianon, a small chateau on the grounds of Versailles, while the interior was decorated in an over the top Louis XVI-style with marble and elaborate plaster panels. The Shubert Organization has owned the theatre since 1927, and it was named a designated NYC landmark in 1987.

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