100 Years Ago Today: The Opening of Loew's State, New York's "Last Vaudeville Theatre"
On August 29, 1921, Marcus Loew opened Loew's State the flagship of his vaudeville-and-flicker circuit, thought of as the top of the line small time, at 1540 Broadway in the heart of Times Square. The address had formerly been the site of the Bartholdi Inn (a theatrical boarding house), the offices of Variety, and other […]