New Theatre
West 62nd Street (at Central Park West)
Opened: November 8, 1909
Seats: 2,320
Architects: John M. Carrere (1858 - 1911) and Thomas Hastings (1860 - 1921)
The ill-fated New Theatre was financed by a number of wealthy New Yorkers as a non-profit theatre, but acoustical problems lead the backers to walk away from the venture. It was renamed the Century Theatre in 1911 and converted to commercial use. It was demolished and replaced by the Art Deco Century Apartments in 1926.
Historical pictures courtesy of the Library of Congress.
The Century (62nd Street entrance)
The Century (CPW side)
Double towers
Cantilevered retail entrance on 62nd Street
CPW entrance
Detail of casement window and brick detail
Double towers
Detail of balcony railings
Service gate