Center Theatre
6th Avenue and W. 49th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate)
3700
Built
1932
Closed
1933
Demolished
1954
ABOUT THIS THEATRE
RKO Center
RKO Roxy Theatre
Description
Reinhart & Hofmeister; Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray; Hood & Foulihoux, architects. Owned by the Rockefellers and managed by "Roxy" Rothafel, Radio City Music Hall's little sister theatre didn't share its success. A 1933 lawsuit from the already established Roxy Theatre forced a name change to the RKO Center. "RKO" was dropped in July of 1934, when the policy was changed to stage extravaganzas. The stage became an ice rink for skating shows from 1940 to 1950. In 1954, it was replaced by a skyscraper.