Talk:Chatham Garden Theatre

A fact from Chatham Garden Theatre appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 February 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Chatham Garden Theatre in New York City went from haven for prostitution to Presbyterian chapel in the span of one year?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/February.

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Chatham Theatre vs. Chatham Garden Theatre

I'm pretty sure everything in this article is correct. However, there is a lot of confusion between the Chatham Theatre and this one. I'll try to sort through the sources to determine which mentions refer to which of the two theatres. For example, I've read that both theatres became Presbyterian churches. This may or may not be correct. — BrianSmithson 16:45, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I think they're more or less sorted out. — BrianSmithson 21:35, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just a note: it is clearly mentioned that there is only the one existing representation of what the building looked like, denoting that it no longer stands but there is no info in the article as to what ultimately happened to the building (when it was torn down, why, what stands on that location now, etc). It would be a useful addition if anyone could find this info.

I agree, and I regret that I was unable to discover this information. I assume it is no longer standing though, since, as you mention, there would no doubt be more than just a black-and-white line drawing to tell us what it looked like. — BrianSmithson 00:03, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a link to New York's layout in 1842: click here. Chatham Street was the extension of Park Row, which still branches northeast from Broadway at the south point of City Hall Park. The theater stood where the "ham" of "Chatham" is printed on the map, with Duane Street to the west and Pearl Street to its east. Several theatres are listed in the legend but I can't make out their numbers in the map. Maybe the map should be linked in the article. --Wetman 03:22, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]