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The Ziegfeld Theatre was a single-screen movie theater located at 141 West 54th Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City. It opened in 1969 and closed in 2016. The theater was named in honor of the original Ziegfeld Theatre (1927–1966), which was built by the impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
The Ziegfeld Theatre was built for Walter Reade for his chain’s flagship, and was later operated by Cineplex Odeon from 1987, Clearview from 1998, and Bow Tie from June 2013. The letter ‘Z’ appears on the door handles and in the terrazzo floor of the ticket lobby.
Sep 13, 2024 · The theater which bears his name has had many incarnations since the first structure was constructed beginning in 1925 on the west side of Sixth Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets. The current...
Despite public outcry, the Ziegfeld Theatre was demolished in 1966 to make way for an office complex. A few hundred feet west on W. 54th Street, a new single-screen movie house, which bore the famous ‘Ziegfeld’ name, opened in 1969.
Apr 7, 2021 · The original Ziegfeld Theater (at top), built especially for the showman by William Randolph Hearst, sat on Sixth Avenue close by the present movie theater. It was demolished in 1966, and a new Ziegfeld — devoted solely to film — was built nearby by Emory Roth & Sons. It opened in December 1969.
Aug 28, 2024 · Built in 1969, it was a replacement of the original Ziegfeld Theatre opened next door by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. (the Broadway showman known for the Ziegfeld Follies). It had 1,131 seats making...
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At a cost of $2.5 million, Ziegfeld built the 1600-seat Ziegfeld Theatre on the west side of Sixth Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets. Designed by Joseph Urban and Thomas W. Lamb, the auditorium was egg-shaped, with the stage at the narrow end.
