BATTLE TO SAVE THE HELEN HAYES, MOROSCO, AND BIJOU THEATERS. During the latter part of 1978 and early 1979, a plan to tear down the Helen Hayes , Morosco , and Buou theaters and build a high-rise hotel on the site became public. The plan called for not only the destruction of the three theaters but also the leveling of the Piccadilly Hotel and other important structures. Preservationists and others became alarmed about the destruction of two of Broadway’s excellent theaters...
