The 40th Street Theatre

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Our Story

The 40th Street Theatre was built at the turn of the century and opened its doors in the early 1900’s as the Hamilton Street Enterprises as a Vaudeville house that featured many forms of live entertainment. City directories indicate several name changes; it was known as The Hamilton in 1916, then later The Winn Theater in 1930 and finally The 40th Street Theater in 1946. Vaudeville and silent films were featured until films with sound were introduced and commonplace.

We purchased the 40th Street Theatre in 2012 along with several other buildings at 40th and Hamilton Streets. In the beginning, the moved was made to expand Hargiss Stringed Instruments so all the initial work was done to get the guitar shop moved and opened. While we did complete general maintenance on all the buildings, the real restoration of the theatre did not begin until 2015. There was no budget for a renovation of this size so we used over 90% recycled materials and completed it with a pay as you go plan. ( It was really more like every spare penny we could get our hands on went to the theatre!!) . What we couldn’t find or afford to purchase we made and so with a ton of sweat and a lot of imagination we finally got the 40th Street Theatre up and running!

The 40th Street Theatre is a wonderfully unique space to hold an event. Along with the main theatre space there is a catering/ food room, a lounge area that can be used as a bridal suite, a smaller size dressing room and a gorgeous outdoor green space. We have completed the renovation of an adjacent building that can be used for additional seating for the theatre ( as long as everyone doesn’t need to be in the same room) or used for smaller events. It is called the Joyce room in honor of our good friend Bob Joyce who spent many hours helping with the renovation. The theatre and the Joyce room are available to rent for both public and private events Call us to book your special occasion event!!

John and Mary

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