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Teck Theatre

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Teck Theatre July 1908 02
Teck Theatre July 1908 02

The Teck Theatre, was a theatre located at 760 Main St. in Buffalo, New York on the Southwest corner of the intersection of Edward St. and Main St. It opened in 1888 as the Music Hall, replacing an earlier theater of that same name which had been destroyed by fire in 1885. It's name was changed to the Teck Theatre in 1900 after undergoing a substantial remodel. In 1908 the theatre was leased by the The Shubert Organization and was rebranded the Shubert-Teck Theatre. The Shubert Organization continued to lease the theater through 1933. After the Shubert organization left the Teck Theatre was occupied by the Studio Theatre Players from 1934-1937. The commercial portion of the building was demolished in 1942, but the theatre space itself remained standing while being completely gutted of its interior decoration. It was rebuilt as a cinema, Shea's Teck Theatre, and operated as a part of various theatre chains into the early 1980s. In December 1982 much of the building was completely demolished with only the front facade of the building remaining in order to make way for a new road. The facade of the theatre lasted until it too was demolished in 1992.

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