Broadway Theatre, New York City

Buildings on the east side Broadway (north is to the left), between Duane Street (to the right) and Anthony Street (now Worth Street), with Pearl Street (now closed at this section) in between. Note: according to a William Perris map of 1853, the number on the corner of Anthony St. was 334 (to the left) and to the corner of Duane St. was 304. The number at the northeast corner of Pearl St. was 318 instead of 322 (Homoeopathic Medicines & Books), but number at 324 (The Gem) is correct. Illustration copyrighted 1848, published in the Jones & Newman's Pictorial Directory of New York. Source: New York Public Library.

The old Broadway Theatre at 326-330 Broadway opened on September 27, 1847, and the building was demolished in April 1859. Its capacity was over 4000 seats, the largest theater in New York at the time. It presented plays, opera, ballet and circus performances. John M. Trimble (1815–1867) was the architect of the L-shaped building, with a 75 feet front on the south side of Anthony Street. The main front was on Broadway, 75 feet wide and three stories high.

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