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Of the 90 theatres built in the Times Square area of New York since 18 88, over half have since been lost through demolition or conversion to other uses, while some barely survive in varying stages of decay. This history of New York playhouses covers over 50 theatres. Spanning the period from the 1880s to the 1930s, it presents a brief history of theatres such as the Ziegfeld, the Lyric, Hammerstein's and the Republic. Both the interiors and the facades of several dozen long-gone Broadway houses are shown in period photographs, giving an idea of what Broadway looked like in the days when it really was the "Great White Way". This new edition includes additional photographs and updated historical information on this piece of New York's theatrical past.

Architects, theatre consultants, designers, and Broadway buffs of all degrees of sophistication will find Lost Broadway Theatres to be a genuine treat. Nicholas van Hoogstraten has unearthed a wealth of photographs that show both the interiors and facades of several dozen long-gone Broadway houses. Lost Broadway Theatres shows you what these theatres looked like inside and out.... Theatregoers will get a wonderful idea of what Broadway looked like back in the days when it really was the Great White Way. Michael Sommers, Theatre Crafts