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The Hippodrome Theatre (aka New York Hippodrome, 1933) stood in New York City from 1905 to 1939, at 6th and 43rd/44th, on the site of what is now a large modern office building known as "The Hippodrome Center" (1120 Avenue of the Americas), The New York Hippodrome closed on August 16,
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Encyclopedia: New York Hippodrome
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The Hippodrome Theatre stood in New York City from 1905 to 1939, on the site of a what is now a large modern office building known as "The Hippodrome Center", at 1120 Avenue of the Americas, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan. The New York Hippodrome One year following the opening of Luna Park,
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New York City's Hippodrome Closed Its Doors for the Last Time August 16, 1939 Would you like to watch Harry Houdini, legendary magician and escape artist, make an elephant disappear right in front of your eyes? Back in the 1920s, you could have seen all this at New York City's famous Hippodrome Theater.
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It's part of his continuing series on New York architecture, "Streetscapes". May 22, 2005 STREETSCAPES From a Palace of Spectacles to an Edifice of Offices By CHRISTOPHER GRAY HE new skin going up over the old Hippodrome Building on the west side of the Avenue of the Americas from 43rd to 44th Street is the latest...
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The Hippodrome, with a capacity of 6,700, is the largest show house in New York. It stands on 6th Avenue, between 43d and 44th Streets.
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The New York Hippodrome One year following the opening of Luna Park, Thompson & Dundy made a small step and a giant leap towards Manhattan. The idea of building a hippodrome in New York City was not entirely new. Circus-director P.T. Barnum had built the Roman hippodrome between 26th and 27th streets in Manhattan.
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Beautiful engraved specimen certificate from the New York Hippodrome dated in 1905. This historic document was printed by Franklin Lee Bank Note Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the New York State seal.
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1907-- Australian, Annette Kellerman, performing in a glass tank, attracts national attention at the New York Hippodrome as the first underwater ballerina.
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