Olympia Theatre (New York City)
Hammerstein's Olympia, New York Theatre, Loew's New York, Criterion Theatre, Vitagraph Theatre | |
Hammerstein's Olympia | |
| Address | 1514–16 Broadway New York City United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Broadway |
| Current use | restaurant |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1895 |
| Rebuilt | 1935 |
| Years active | 1890–1935 |
| Architect | J. B. McElfatrick & Son |
The Olympia Theatre (1514–16 Broadway at 44th Street), also known as Hammerstein's Olympia and later the Lyric Theatre and the New York Theatre, was a theater complex built by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I at Longacre Square (later Times Square) in Manhattan, New York City, opening in 1895.
It consisted of a theater, a music hall, a concert hall, and a roof garden. Later, sections of the structure were substantially remodeled and used for both live theatre and for motion pictures. As a cinema, it was also known at various times as the Vitagraph Theatre and the Criterion Theatre.