Demolition of the English Hotel and Theater
Abstract
Times change, and the theater was demolished in 1948 to make way for a new J.C. Penney store. Many longtime Indianapolis residents likened the demolition to losing a friend. The last performance in the theater was 1 May, 1948, with the production of Blossom Time. At the time of its destruction it was the longest lived auditorium in Indianapolis having lasted sixty-eight years.Appears in Destination Indiana- Hotels; Theaters; Business districts; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); English Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); English Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.); English's Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.)
- Hotels; Theaters; Business districts; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); English Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); English Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.); English's Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.)
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This paper was published in Indiana Historical Society Digital Image Collections.
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