Remember Me to Herald Square: Thirty-fourth Street from River to River

Title:

Manhattan Center - exterior detail.

Format:

Digital images

Publisher:

Not applicable.

Date:

2010

Street Address:

311 West 34th Street

Photographer/Artist:

Jeanette O'Keefe

Description:

Detail of a lion water spout on façade of building. In 1922 the Manhattan Opera House was purchased by the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry. The Masons built a new building façade with the inscription "Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite" which can still be seen today. The Lion may be a reference to Masonic handshake known as "The Lion's Paw".

Subjects:

Thirty-fourth Street (New York, N.Y.)
Theaters--New York (State)--New York.
Freemasons.
Midtown Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Rights:

Collection:

Digital 34th Street

Contributing Institution:

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Tags:

Midtown Manhattan, Theaters, Thirty-fourth Street