LUNT-FONTANNE THEATER. 205 W. 46th Street. Architects: Carriere and Hastings. Original name: Globe Theatre. Opening: January 10, 1910; The Old Town.
In 1909 producer Charles Dillingham hired the high-class architecture firm of Carriere and Hastings to design the Globe Theatre, which later became the Lunt-Fontanne. Carriere and Hastings are best known for their designs for the New York Public Library (1898–1911), the Frick Collection (1913–1914), and the Manhattan Bridge approach (1912–1915).
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