Anco Cinema

photo of exterior of The Hackett Theater in 1909, with signs announcing that actress Grace George is starring; inset shows photo of James K. Hackett's face
254 West 42nd Street: The Hackett Theater in 1909, during the run of A Woman's Way.[1]

The Anco Cinema was a former Broadway theatre turned cinema at 254 West 42nd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues in Manhattan, New York City. It opened in 1904 and was originally named the Lew Fields Theatre. It continued to operate as a playhouse under various names until it was converted into a movie theatre in 1930. Its block was famous for its concentration of Broadway theatres turned cinemas. After World War II, the street declined and the Anco Cinema eventually became a pornography venue. It closed as a cinema in 1988 and was gutted for retail use. The building was demolished in 1997.

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