A report on 1552 Broadway

Broadway facade
Detail of the second bay from west, flanked by the Ethel Barrymore and Marilyn Miller niches
View from 46th Street
TGI Fridays at the base
Billboards above the building

Commercial structure on Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

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Times Square

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Major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York.

Major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York.

Broadway at 42nd Street in 1898
A crowd outside One Times Square follows the progress of the Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier boxing fight in 1921.
Crowds celebrating in Times Square on V-J Day (August 15, 1945)
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium are two of the newer attractions on the redeveloped 42nd Street.
The "Naked Cowboy" has been a fixture on Times Square for decades.
Looking southeast at TKTS ticket booth on a sunny afternoon in Times Square
The Times Square Ball in 2007
Times Square looking north from 44th Street

1552 Broadway, the I. Miller Building

1540 Broadway

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44-story office building on Times Square in the Theater District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

44-story office building on Times Square in the Theater District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

View of 1540 Broadway from ground level, with the spire at left and the glass facade at right
Office lobby entrance
Seen from next to the Lyceum Theatre
The "prow" of the building along Broadway
1540 Broadway as seen at center, with the Actors Equity Building and 1552 Broadway at left and 4 Times Square at right
Retail stores at the base

Other nearby buildings include the Hotel Edison and Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to the northwest; TSX Broadway, the Palace and Embassy Theatres, and the I. Miller Building to the north; 1530 Broadway, the Hudson Theatre, and the Millennium Times Square New York hotel to the south; One Astor Plaza to the southwest; and the New York Marriott Marquis hotel to the west.

Seen in 2021

New York Marriott Marquis

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Marriott hotel on Times Square, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Marriott hotel on Times Square, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Seen in 2021
Entrance to the western pedestrian passageway
View of atrium
The site of the New York Marriott Marquis was occupied by several theaters including the Astor, Gaiety, and Victoria (pictured).
Atrium view
Facade of the hotel as seen from Broadway and 45th Street
The hotel under construction in June 1984
Seen at night
Recessed sections of hotel rooms between the two main slabs

Other nearby buildings include the Paramount Hotel to the northwest; the Hotel Edison and Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to the north; TSX Broadway, the Palace and Embassy Theatres, and the I. Miller Building to the northeast; 1540 Broadway to the east; 1530 Broadway to the southeast; One Astor Plaza to the south; and the Booth, Gerald Schoenfeld, Bernard B. Jacobs, and John Golden Theatres to the southwest.

1585 Broadway

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42-story office building on Times Square in the Theater District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

42-story office building on Times Square in the Theater District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

Weather display at the base
Seen from street level at 47th Street
Signage at the base on Broadway
View from 47th Street and Broadway
Windows at the building's base
View at night

To the east across Times Square are 20 Times Square, TSX Broadway, the Palace and Embassy Theatres, and the I. Miller Building.

The Spongebob Musical, 2017

Palace Theatre (New York City)

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Broadway theater at 1564 Broadway, facing Times Square, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.

Broadway theater at 1564 Broadway, facing Times Square, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.

The Spongebob Musical, 2017
Original foyer
The facade of the DoubleTree Suites, with the Palace Theatre entrance at right
Auditorium, facing the proscenium
Original floor plan from 1913
The Palace Theatre, c. 1920
The original lobby prior to its renovation in 1939
Publicity shot of RKO Palace marquee, still advertising "vaudeville", c. 1955
Auditorium interior as seen in 2011

The theater's site abuts the I. Miller Building and Embassy Theatre to the south.

Seen in 2019

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

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Broadway theater at 205 West 46th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Broadway theater at 205 West 46th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Seen in 2019
Entrance doorways
Broadway entrance
Original auditorium with balconies
Cigarette trading card showing the Globe Theatre, c. 1910s
Early view of the theater from 46th Street, looking west
Theater entrance on 46th Street
Viewed from across 46th Street
The theater, staging Beauty and the Beast

Other nearby buildings include the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre to the northwest; the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and Morgan Stanley Building to the north; the Palace Theatre, Embassy Theatre, and I. Miller Building to the east; the New York Marriott Marquis to the south; and the Richard Rodgers Theatre, Music Box Theatre, and Imperial Theatre to the southwest.

The outer lobby of the old Embassy Theater, now a store entrance

Embassy Theatre (New York City)

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Former movie theater at 1560 Broadway, along Times Square in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.

Former movie theater at 1560 Broadway, along Times Square in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.

The outer lobby of the old Embassy Theater, now a store entrance
View down the outer lobby
Woodwork of the inner lobby
North wall, with Arthur Crisp's murals directly behind
The large recessed ceiling dome
Embassy Theatre of New York City in Motion Picture News, September-October 1925
The former auditorium's interior
View from inner lobby toward outer lobby
Entrance to the Times Square Information Center (left) as seen from across Seventh Avenue
Entrance to the Pelé Soccer store, which uses the former theater space

The Actors' Equity Building abuts the I. Miller Building to the south and the Palace Theatre to the north.

The theater showing Be More Chill (2019)

Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)

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Broadway theater at 149 West 45th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Broadway theater at 149 West 45th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

The theater showing Be More Chill (2019)
Colonnade
Eastward view of the lobby, with auditorium doors at left
Auditorium
Proscenium decorations
1903 New-York Tribune cover showing the development of some theaters in New York City, including the Lyceum (top right)
Early depiction of the theater
View of the boxes
Seen from the east
Seen from across 45th Street
Sign outside the theater in 2022

Other nearby buildings include the Church of St. Mary the Virgin to the northeast; the Palace Theatre, Embassy Theatre, and I. Miller Building to the north; the Millennium Times Square New York and Hudson Theatre to the south; and the Hotel Gerard and Belasco Theatre to the southeast.

Marilyn Miller c. 1925

Marilyn Miller

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One of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s.

One of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s.

Marilyn Miller c. 1925
Miller, on the cover of the June 24, 1922 Movie Weekly.
Poster for the 1929 film version of Sally
Jack Pickford and Marilyn Miller
The mausoleum of Marilyn Miller in Woodlawn Cemetery

A statue of Miller, in the title role of Sunny, can still be seen atop the former I. Miller (no relation) Shoe Company Building at 1552 Broadway, in Times Square, Manhattan.