ejb332 (eric?)
glad to see that at least one other student was as interested as i was. the ladders in the fly loft would have been to the pin rail but the shadow or the stairs that led to the small dressing boxes mounted on the wall was still visible. the floating doors on either side of the sttage were very intriguing to me…. the stairs were gone and they led to nothing but just hang in space. i do have pics… quite good in fact… which i will tr to post soon or we can talk in class. pays to be a photo nerd who always carries a camera…lol
jamie
ejb332 (eric?)
glad to see that at least one other student was as interested as i was. the ladders in the fly loft would have been to the pin rail but the shadow or the stairs that led to the small dressing boxes mounted on the wall was still visible. the floating doors on either side of the sttage were very intriguing to me…. the stairs were gone and they led to nothing but just hang in space. i do have pics… quite good in fact… which i will tr to post soon or we can talk in class. pays to be a photo nerd who always carries a camera…lol
jamie
i was in the theatre space yesterday as part of a theatre architecture class. it was headed by a theatre consultant who worked on the victory and other theatres in the area, the whole place is land marked so it can’t be demolished but all the surrounding buildings have eaten up all the entrances, stairwells, flyspace, and below stage areas. consequently there is one plain door entrace off of the lobby of dave and busters and a loading door on 41st that opens onto the back wall of the stage. it is a total fire hazard as it has no audience exits via the old doors. all the stairwells but one i understand have been built into by the surrounding buildings. there are no support spaces ( dressing rooms, wardrobe areas, lobby or amenites) left. it is just the auditorium…. very similar to any photos in the last decade. from what i understand the renovation talks have happened but they woulld require reclaiming area from surroundig buildings which is very hard to do. also it doesn’t sound like they have investors. basically all the 42nd steet businesses and the hilton hotel above have killed any chance of it ever become a fully functioning theater space. the space is hauntingly beautiful! it is so sad….
ejb332 (eric?)
glad to see that at least one other student was as interested as i was. the ladders in the fly loft would have been to the pin rail but the shadow or the stairs that led to the small dressing boxes mounted on the wall was still visible. the floating doors on either side of the sttage were very intriguing to me…. the stairs were gone and they led to nothing but just hang in space. i do have pics… quite good in fact… which i will tr to post soon or we can talk in class. pays to be a photo nerd who always carries a camera…lol
jamie
ejb332 (eric?)
glad to see that at least one other student was as interested as i was. the ladders in the fly loft would have been to the pin rail but the shadow or the stairs that led to the small dressing boxes mounted on the wall was still visible. the floating doors on either side of the sttage were very intriguing to me…. the stairs were gone and they led to nothing but just hang in space. i do have pics… quite good in fact… which i will tr to post soon or we can talk in class. pays to be a photo nerd who always carries a camera…lol
jamie
i was in the theatre space yesterday as part of a theatre architecture class. it was headed by a theatre consultant who worked on the victory and other theatres in the area, the whole place is land marked so it can’t be demolished but all the surrounding buildings have eaten up all the entrances, stairwells, flyspace, and below stage areas. consequently there is one plain door entrace off of the lobby of dave and busters and a loading door on 41st that opens onto the back wall of the stage. it is a total fire hazard as it has no audience exits via the old doors. all the stairwells but one i understand have been built into by the surrounding buildings. there are no support spaces ( dressing rooms, wardrobe areas, lobby or amenites) left. it is just the auditorium…. very similar to any photos in the last decade. from what i understand the renovation talks have happened but they woulld require reclaiming area from surroundig buildings which is very hard to do. also it doesn’t sound like they have investors. basically all the 42nd steet businesses and the hilton hotel above have killed any chance of it ever become a fully functioning theater space. the space is hauntingly beautiful! it is so sad….