Riviera Theatre - Table of Contents ................... Public Art - Table of Contents
EXTERIOR
/ MURAL / BOX OFFICE - Riviera Theatre
57 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, NY
Built: |
1926 |
Original name: |
Rivera Theatre ("rivera" is Spanish for "stream") |
1930s name change: |
Shea's Riviera |
Original owners: |
Henry Henschel (realtor) and Max Yellen (financier) |
Architect: |
Leon H. Lempart and Son |
Interior style: |
Italian Renaissance |
Significance: |
One of the last surviving 1920s movie palaces in New York State. |
Status: |
State and National Registers of Historic Places (1980) |
2008 Photos, unless otherwise notedOn this page below:
Exterior
Tim Martin Mural
Box Office
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![]() Terra cotta cap and arrow Soldier bricks ![]() Terra cotta arches and keystones
![]() The 3rd marquee since 1926 features about 600 bulbs ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Tim Martin Mural - 2008 Photo![]() 2008 photo Mural by Tim Martin in 1997 Mural depicts Charlie Chaplin with a young Jackie Coogan, stars of the 1921 Chaplin classic, The Kid. Right: The Riviera's prized Mighty Wurlitzer organ. "In 1880, the company began manufacturing pianos and eventually relocated to North Tonawanda, New York. It quickly expanded to make band organs, orchestrations, player pianos and pipe or theatre organs popular in theatres during the days of silent movies." - Wikipedia (online September 2021) 2021 revision below: |
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Tim Martin Mural - 2021
Revison WORK IN PROGRESS ![]() August 4, 2021 Photo courtesy of Chuck Keith ![]() August 4, 2021 Photo courtesy of Chuck Keith ![]() August 4, 2021 Photo courtesy of Chuck Keith ![]() August 8, 2021 Photo courtesy of Chuck Keith ![]() August 28, 2021 Photo courtesy of Chuck Keith |
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Box
Office![]()
![]() Marble base ![]() ![]() ![]() Wall sconce ![]() ![]() Stained glass ![]() Frieze: gold painted anthemia on blue background ![]() ![]() ![]() Medallion ... Anthemia ... Acanthus leaves ... Crystal chandelier |