Grand Opera House, Dayton, OH

The Victoria, one of the oldest continually operated theaters on the continent, was opened to the public as the Turner Opera House on New Year's Day, 1866, at a cost of $225,000. Its initial offering was the James Sheridan Knowles drama "Virginius, starring Edwin Forrest – a play strongly associated with the famous actor. According to press clippings of that era, the theater was referred to as "the best [sic] theater west of Philadelphia". General admission was $1.

Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA

The site of the church that served as venue for Mark Twain and George W. Cable is now the location of the Duquesne Club. The church was sold to the Duquesne Club in 1886. The church bought a lot on the corner of Wylie Ave. and Congress in 1888.

(History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Vol I 1889).

The Club building was built in 1887 and opened in 1890

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duquesne_Club ]

Whitney's Opera House, Detroit, MI

Whitney s Grand Opera House on northwest corner of Shelby and Fort Streets seated 1 400 and was first used in 1875 and was torn down in 1887.

The history of detroit and michigan or the metropolis illustrated, Silas Farmer 1889

Magnificent, majestic and massive, Detroit’s old Federal Building and Post Office was a towering palace of government that was more than three decades in the making, took seven years to build — and only 34 years to outgrow.

Wheeler Opera House, Toledo, OH

“A Minstrel Town”, by Marion S. Revett, published by Pageant Press Inc. NY, in 1955. pp 87-97.  

Wheeler Opera House, on the other hand, was a fabulous place (The Wheeler narrative is right after another hall called White’s). It became known all over the theatrical world for its modern arrangements, its magnificent decorations and its stage and lighting facilities. Jeff Wheeler, wealthy business man and sportsman, was proud of this monument to his family name. 

University Hall, Ann Arbor, MI

The point mapped is actually the address of Angell Hall. Angell Hall is an academic building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. It was previously connected to the University Hall building, which was replaced by Mason Hall and Haven Hall. Angell Hall is named in honor of James Burrill Angell, who was the University's president from 1871-1909. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angell_Hall University Hall North wing (Mason Hall) built in 1840, South wing (South College) built in 1848, Central wing built in 1871.

Horticultural Gardens Pavilion, Toronto, Canada

n 1879, the Pavilion Hall was built. It included a glass conservatory and was also used for concerts and social events. Oscar Wilde gave a lecture here in May 1882. The Hall burned down in 1902. It was replaced by the existing Victorian style conservatory known as the Palm House in 1910. \ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Gardens 

December 8 and 9, 1884 and February 14, 1885

Opera House, Utica, NY

Joe Vogel on January 5, 2012 at 4:52 am  The Majestic Theatre was an extensive rebuilding of the Utica Opera House, which had been built in 1871. When Sam Shubert took over the lease on the Opera House in 1900, he had the building largely gutted and expanded to create a space for a more modern theater. In addition to the new Majestic, the building housed a second-floor assembly room at the Washington Street corner of the structure, and this was converted into the Orpheum Theatre in 1901. 

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