Chatham Street and Park Theatre - 1820s
Looking northeast on Chatham Street (now Park Row), showing the old Park Theatre in the center, in light blue. Undated hand colored illustration (about the 1820s), unknown artist. Source: New York Public Library.
Park Theatre was a playhouse located at 21–25 Park Row. Its cornerstone was laid on May 5, 1795 and it opened on January 29, 1798. This original Park Theatre was destroyed by fire in 1820 and rebuilt by 1821. It was destroyed by fire again in 1848.
The spire of the old Brick Church and the City Hall Park are to the left.
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Chatham Street and Park Theatre - 1820s
