Proctor's Theater

53 S. Broadway, Yonkers, New York. County/parish: Westchester.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 21, 2008. NRIS 08001083.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Proctor's Palace
  • RKO Proctor's Theater

From Wikipedia:

Proctor's Theater (Yonkers, New York)

Proctor's Theater, also known as Proctor's Palace and RKO Proctor's, is a historic movie theater located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built 1914-1916 and operated initially as a vaudeville house. William E. Lehman was the theater's architect. It became part of the RKO Pictures circuit in 1929 and closed as a movie theater in 1973. It was subsequently converted to retail and office use.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323181

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