AMBASSADOR THEATRE. 215 W. 49th Street. Architect: Herbert J. Krapp . Opening: February 11, 1921; The Rose Girl . The Ambassador was the first of the Shubert Brothers ’ 6 theaters built on 48th and 49th Streets. They saw the 49th Street block as having the potential of 42nd Street.
The Ambassador Theatre is built in brick Romanesque Revival style with the exterior ornamented through elaborate brickwork patterns. The theater was built diagonally across its...