RICHARD RODGERS THEATER . 226 W. 46th Street. Architect: Herbert J. Krapp . Original name: Chanin’s 46th Street Theatre . Opening: December 24, 1924; Greenwich Village Follies .
Chanin’s 46th Street Theatre was one of the six Broadway theaters built by the Chanin brothers , Irwin and Henry, prominent New York developers. They commissioned theater architect Herbert J. Krapp to build the theater, and he came up with a unique idea. Instead of dividing...