A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
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The Broadway Theatre was once a place for movie theater splendor on the East Side. The Beaux-Arts theater was designed by Henry Spann, who designed the North Park Theatre. The 928-seat theater opened in 1915 at 512 Broadway as the Sattler Theatre. The name changed five years later, and it was known as Basil's Broadway in later years. By the mid-1960s, the theater had become a house of worship. Since 1996, it has been empty and in decline. A partnership between the Western New York Minority Media Professionals and Ellicott Development is seeking to return the theater to its former glory.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theater, is among 24 sites across New York that were recently nominated for the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
Detail of the intricate terra cotta tiles on the facade of the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The view from the balcony in the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre, which has been vacant for years and has fallen into disrepair. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre, has been vacant for years and has fallen into disrepair. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The balcony and the eastern wall have been stripped to the bones at the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The dome in the ceiling above the Broadway Theatre, built in 1914 as the Sattler Theatre, which has been vacant for years and has fallen into disrepair. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The ticket booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
Detail of crumbling plaster molding, and a painted stencil underneath, in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre, which has been vacant for years and has fallen into disrepair. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
Detail of the elaboratet molding in the corner of the lobby inside the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
Detail of the original tile floor in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The view looking back from the front of the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The openings covered by sliding doors in the projection booth in the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The view through a window inside the projection booth in the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The openings covered by sliding doors in the projection booth in the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The balcony and the eastern wall have been stripped to the bones at the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The view looking back from the front of the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The balcony and the eastern wall have been stripped to the bones at the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
Detail of intricate terra cotta decorations on the facade of the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
The sign remains from the theater's latest occupant, God's Holy Temple, at the Broadway Theatre, built in 1914 as the Sattler Theatre, which has been vacant for years and has fallen into disrepair. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
A Closer Look: The once-splendid Beaux-Arts Broadway Theatre
Detail of the intricate terra cotta tiles on the facade of the Broadway Theatre, built in 1915 as the Sattler Theatre. The Western New York Minority Media Professionals is about to undertake a comprehensive restoration to bring the theater back to life as a performance space and community center.
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