Buffalo Theater District

Buffalo Theatre District
District
Coordinates: 42°53′29″N 78°52′21″W / 42.89139°N 78.87250°W / 42.89139; -78.87250Coordinates: 42°53′29″N 78°52′21″W / 42.89139°N 78.87250°W / 42.89139; -78.87250
Time zone EDT

The Buffalo Theatre District in downtown Buffalo, New York is the center of Buffalo's theater scene[1][2][3][4] that draws Broadway shows that are in preview stage or on tour[1] and is bounded roughly by Washington, Tupper, Pearl and Chippewa Streets. Architect and Professor Alfred Price worked on a master plan for the Buffalo Theatre District.[5] In 1980, in accordance with the area's land development terms, 25 percent of the net profits from District were returned to a Buffalo nonprofit corporation for further development of the District.[6][7] From the late 1970s through 2004, the District received about $60 million from government to restore it and finance development.[8] The district contains a number of theaters, including:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges 2005. Simon and Schuster. 2004. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  2. Jim Volz (2007). The Back Stage Guide to Working in Regional Theater: Jobs for Actors. Random House. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  3. Mary Burzlaff Bostic (2010). 2011 Photographer's Market. Writer's Digest. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  4. "BUFFALO, THEATER DISTRICT SPARKLE". The Buffalo News. September 20, 1997. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  5. Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 92. 1991. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  6. The Cultural Post. The Endowment. 1980. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  7. Kevin W. Green (1983). The City as a stage: strategies for the arts in urban economics. Partners for Livable Places. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  8. James Heaney (November 16, 2004). "ARTISTIC SUCCESS, FISCAL FAILURE". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 8, 2013.

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