Vanderbilt Theatre
148 W. 48th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate)
780
Built
1918
Closed
1954
Demolished
1954
ABOUT THIS THEATRE
Description
Eugene De Rosa, achitect. Producer Lyle Andrews built it to house his own productions but lost theatre during the Depression. From 1939 to 1952, it was used as a radio studio (NBC then ABC). Irving Maidman bought the theatre and reopened it as a legit venue, but it only lasted a year before being razed to build a parking facility designed by reknowned theatre designer Herbert J. Krapp.