Historic Landmark Photo Archive Gives its Digital Regards to Old Broadway

Heads up, history buffs! It’s time to tap into a treasure trove of glimpses of New York’s past — and unsurprisingly, Broadway takes a starring role.

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LOVE this!

Updated On: 9/3/22 at 04:33 PM

I love this archive too, Robbie, thanks for sharing.

Robbie2 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I love this archive too, Robbie, thanks for sharing."

Most of us were not even born or were children

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Not only was I born.. but I was there for most of these shows. Thank you for sharing.

DAME said: "Robbie2 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I love this archive too, Robbie, thanks for sharing."

Most of us were not even born or were children

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Not only was I born.. but I was there for most of these shows. Thank you for sharing."

I worked at Hurlyburly while a student at NYU. I also used to distrinute two-fers for Sugar Babies when Rip Taylor was in it. And I saw the last Saturday night performance of Carrie at the Virginia before it closed.

The first thing that stood out me when looking at most of these photos, was the almost total lack of traffic outside of these theatres. Maybe all of these pics were shot on a Monday afternoon. I traveled down to Broadway a lot from the Boston area during this time. I’m guessing it all looked a lot more glamorous on the weekends…

Skip23 said: "I loved seeing the buildings near these theatres:

Hotel Piccadilly

Ted Hook's Backstage

Gaiety Theatre

Roseland

Jilly's

Dancin' at the Broadhurst - next door to A Chorus Line

The marquee at the old Helen Hayes.

Gemini!





Cool.

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So many memories, all those one dollar bills at the Gaiety!

Updated On: 9/4/22 at 11:22 PM