The Demolition of Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament was originally founded as Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Church, an outgrowth of the neighboring Our Mother…
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Sign of the Month for November, 2021 -Augusta, GA
Keeping the spirit of James Brown alive in downtown Augusta.
The Apollo Theatre – New York, NY
The Apollo Theatre opened on December 15, 1913, as Hurtig & Seamon’s New Burlesque Theater. The 1,853 seat theater is located in the Harlem neighborhood…
Logan Theatre – Philadelphia, PA
The Logan Theatre in Philadelphia, PA, opened on January 24, 1924. It was built by the Stanley Company of America (now known as Time Warner)…
The Metropolitan Opera House – Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera House opened on November 17, 1908, as the Philadelphia Opera House. The 3,482 seat theater was built by architect William H. McElfatrick…
RKO Hamilton Theatre – New York, NY
Moss and Brill’s Hamilton Theatre opened on January 23, 1913, in Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood. Famed theater architect Thomas W. Lamb was commissioned to design…
Ritz Theatre – Carteret, NJ
The Ritz Theatre in Carteret, New Jersey, originally opened on September 1, 1927. According to an article in “The Carteret Press,” “it was the first…
Boyd Theatre – Philadelphia, PA
The Boyd Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s only art deco movie palace, opened on Christmas day in 1928. Located in Philadelphia’s Center City neighborhood, the 2,450 seat…
Uptown Theatre – Philadelphia, PA
Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, The Temptations, Ray Charles, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and the Supremes, besides being renowned musical…
Embassy Theatre – Port Chester, NY
The Embassy Theatre opened on August 12, 1926, in Port Chester, NY. Designed by prominent theater architect Thomas W. Lamb, the 1,591 seat theater was…