Demolition of 111-115 East Houston Street: Chrystie Street Connection
Negative shows demolition of 111-115 E. Houston Street (National Theatre building) as part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Camera set on northeast corner of 2nd Avenue and E. Houston Street, looking southwest. Also shows street, automobiles, scaffolding, and buildings.
New York Transit MuseumNational Theatre ca. 1959
Founded as a Yiddish theater in 1912, the National Theatre was one of famed theater architect Thomas Lamb's prolific career. Seating almost 2,000 people, the National Theatre prospered for a number of years until the depression and general decline forced its closure. Like many theaters in New York, it was converted into two different cinemas in 1951. However, this didn't last long and, in 1959, the National Theater was fully demolished.
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