Saenger Theatre (New Orleans)

Saenger Theatre
Exterior of venue (c.2007)
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Address1111 Canal St
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2625
LocationFrench Quarter
OwnerCanal Street Development Corporation
OperatorAmbassador Theatre Group
Capacity2,600
Construction
Broke ground1924
OpenedFebruary 4, 1927 (1927-02-04)
Renovated1978-80, 2009-11
Construction cost$2.5 million
($44.4 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectEmile Weil
Website
www.saengernola.com
Saenger Theatre
Saenger Theatre (New Orleans) is located in East New Orleans
Saenger Theatre (New Orleans)
Saenger Theatre (New Orleans) is located in Louisiana
Saenger Theatre (New Orleans)
Saenger Theatre (New Orleans) is located in the United States
Saenger Theatre (New Orleans)
Coordinates29°57′20.87″N 90°4′22.24″W / 29.9557972°N 90.0728444°W / 29.9557972; -90.0728444
ArchitectEmile Weil
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.77000676[2]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1977

Saenger Theatre is an atmospheric theatre in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Once the flagship of Julian and Abe Saenger's theatre empire, today it is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces that remain.[3]

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "The Saenger Theatres". Saenger Amusements.