Riviera Theatre - Table of Contents
Exterior and Box office - Riviera Theatre
57 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, NY
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Built: |
1926 |
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Original name: |
Rivera Theatre ("rivera" is Spanish for "stream") |
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1930s name change: |
Shea's Riviera |
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Original owners: |
Henry Henschel (realtor) and Max Yellen (financier) |
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Architect: |
Leon H. Lempart and Son |
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Interior style: |
Italian Renaissance |
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Significance: |
One of the last surviving 1920s movie palaces in New York State. |
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Status: |
State and National Registers of Historic Places (1980) |
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Terra cotta (mixed with bits of marble top make them sparkle) mermaids with tails of acanthus leaves |
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Terra cotta cap and arrow |
Terra cotta arches and keystones |
The 3rd marquee since 1926 features about 600 bulbs |
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Box office |
Box office |
Box office |
Box office |
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Marble base |
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Wall sconce |
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