Roxy Theatre

1927 – 1960

The Roxy Theatre was a 5,920-seat movie palace at 153 West 50th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, just off Times Square in New York City. It was the largest movie theater ever built at the time of its construction in 1927. It opened on March 11, 1927, with the silent film The Love of Sunya starring Gloria Swanson.

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