Stanley Theater (Newark, New Jersey)

Stanley Theater
Location 985 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°44′48″N 74°13′46″W / 40.74667°N 74.22944°WCoordinates: 40°44′48″N 74°13′46″W / 40.74667°N 74.22944°W
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1927
Architect Grad, Frank; MacEvoy, Warren
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 86001957[1]
NJRHP # 1338[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 28, 1986
Designated NJRHP July 17, 1986

The Stanley Theater in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, was built in 1927 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1986.

This Spanish Atmospheric style theatre was named for the Warner Brothers-owned circuit that built it. Frank Grad was the architect, with interior decoration by Landish Studios. The Stanley Theatre first opened in 1927, but due to its location in the outskirts of Newark, it ran second-run to the circuit's downtown Branford Theatre.

By the early 1970s, the Stanley Theatre was no longer profitable and got sold to an Italian-American cultural organization that turned it into a social hall called Casa Italiana. The Atmospheric style decor was retained, but the single floor auditorium was cleared of seats so it could be used for dining and dancing.

Since 1980 it has been Newark Tabernacle.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ http://www.newarktab.org
  4. ↑ http://www.newarkhistory.com/newarktabernacle.html Newark History website: Newark Tabernacle