![]() ![]() At the west end of the hall was an elegant marble staircase that widened as it ascended to the mezzanine landings behind the stairs were elevators to all levels of the theatre. ![]() Measuring 150 feet long by 45 feet wide by 50 feet high, the Grand Hall had a gold domed ceiling that was supported by massive white marble columns from the center of the dome hung a bronze and crystal chandelier. After passing through a small lobby, patrons emerged into the Grand Hall, a sumptuous lobby modeled after the Paris Opera and located on the 43rd Street end of the theatre building. The theatre entrance and marquis were on the Broadway side of the Paramount Building. The Paramount Theatre was in a separate building sandwiched between the Paramount Building and the headquarters of The New York Times, located at 229 West 43rd Street. The time was indicated with flashes by white lights on the hour and red lights on the quarter hours. Surmounting its pyramidal top were a large clock and stylized globe that were illuminated at night. The theatre cost $3,000,000, and the whole structure, including the land, was valued at $17,000,000.ĭesigned by the Chicago firm of Rapp & Rapp, the Paramount Building was twenty-nine stories tall and had eight setbacks to comply with zoning regulations. Located on the site of the old Putnam and Westover Court buildings, the Paramount Building was on the west side of Broadway from 43rd and 44th Streets, behind which was the Paramount Theatre. The Paramount Theatre and adjoining Paramount Building on Times Square were conceived by Adolph Zukor, President of Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, to be a fitting flagship theatre and home of his company, the Publix Theatres Corporation. West side of Broadway, between 43rd and 44th Streets Paramount Building facing Broadway the Paramount Theatre was behind at left ![]()
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