Variety Arts Theater R.I.P
Variety Arts Theater R.I.P
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#0Variety Arts Theater R.I.P
Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:19am
Found out from a friend who was recently there that it is now a big hole in the ground
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alterego
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/03
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2re: Variety Arts Theater R.I.P
Posted: 6/12/05 at 1:00pmIt's sad to see this one go. It was one of the Lower East Side Yiddish theaters. So much history now gone.
MasterLcZ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/12/03
#3re: Variety Arts Theater R.I.P
Posted: 6/12/05 at 1:04pm
It always gave me a lift to pass by it and see it and marvel that it was still standing. So much for that.
Was this ever considered for NYC Landmark status? And if not, why the hell not?
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#4re: Variety Arts Theater R.I.P
Posted: 6/12/05 at 1:09pm
"Was this ever considered for NYC Landmark status? And if not, why the hell not?"
I think it's the fact that NYU has deeper pockets than anyone else. They are ruining Greenwich Village and as long as the city gets their cut, they don't care. Bloomberg doesn't really have a heart for preservation.
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