Elgin Theater, New York City

#1993 among attractions in New York City

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The Elgin Theater is the former name of the building now known as the Joyce Theater, located on the corner of 19th Street and Eighth Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The theater showed films from its opening in 1942 until 1978. Its longtime manager, Ben Barenholtz, invented midnight movie programming for the theater. Following a full renovation, the building reopened in 1982 as the Joyce Theater, a 472-seat dance theater. ()

Coordinates: 40°44'34"N, 74°0'2"W

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Midtown Manhattan (Chelsea)New York City United States

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Elgin Theater – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chelsea Market, High Line, Stray Kat Gallery, New York City AIDS Memorial.

~1230 ftW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Chelsea Market, New York City
6 min walk • Nestled in the heart of New York City's bustling district of Manhattan, Chelsea Market stands as a beacon for food lovers and shopping enthusiasts alike. This sprawling urban food hall and shopping mall, housed in a historic factory building, has become an iconic...
~1900 ftNW
Park built into old elevated rail line
High Line, New York City
10 min walk • The High Line is an extraordinary urban park that has transformed the landscape of New York City. This elevated linear park, built on a historic freight rail line, is situated on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District up...
~1850 ftW
Museum, Art gallery
Stray Kat Gallery, New York City
9 min walk • Stray Kat Gallery is a contemporary art gallery owned and directed by Kat Dahl, Zane Fix, and Stella Michaels. In May 2012, Stray Kat Gallery made its debut at 88 Tenth Avenue as the only art gallery in New York's Chelsea Market, underneath the High Line Park.
~1970 ftS
Memorial
New York City AIDS Memorial, New York City
10 min walk • The New York City AIDS Memorial is a public memorial in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City built "to honor New York City's 100,000+ men, women and children who have died from AIDS, and to commemorate and celebrate the efforts of the caregivers and activists." It is the...
~1250 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
Rubin Museum of Art, New York City
7 min walk • The Rubin Museum of Art, also known as the Rubin Museum is a museum dedicated to the collection, display, and preservation of the art and cultures of the Himalayas, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and other regions within Eurasia, with a permanent collection focused particularly on Tibetan art.
~1610 ftE
Theater
Irish Repertory Theatre, New York City
8 min walk • The Irish Repertory Theatre is an Off Broadway theatre founded in 1988.
~1550 ftSW
Park, Historical place
Jackson Square Park, New York City
8 min walk • Jackson Square Park is an urban park in the Greenwich Village Historic District in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The 0.227 acres park is bordered by 8th Avenue on the west, Horatio Street on the south, and Greenwich Avenue on the east. The park interrupts West 13th Street.
~180 ftSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Joyce Theater, New York City
1 min walk • The Joyce Theater is a 472-seat dance performance venue located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. The building opened in 1941 as the Elgin Theater, a movie house, and was gut-renovated and reconfigured in 1981-82 to reopen as the Joyce Theater.
0.4 miE
Museum, Art museum
Poster House, New York City
10 min walk • Poster House is the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters. The museum is located in Chelsea, New York City, on 23rd Street between and Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. The museum opened to the public on June 20, 2019.
~1230 ftS
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, New York City
6 min walk • The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, is a former parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 229 West 14th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, in the Chelsea section of Manhattan in New York City.
~1990 ftNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
The Kitchen, New York City
10 min walk • The Kitchen is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary avant-garde performance and experimental art institution located at 512 West 19th Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Elgin Theater?

Nearby attractions include Joyce Theater, New York City (1 min walk), Saint Peter's Church, New York City (3 min walk), 111 Eighth Avenue, New York City (5 min walk), Generator Sound Art, New York City (6 min walk).

How to get to Elgin Theater by public transport?

The nearest stations to Elgin Theater:

Metro

14th Street • Lines: A, C, E (3 min walk)
18th Street • Lines: 1, 2 (5 min walk)

Bus

West 14th Street & 9th Avenue • Lines: M11, M12, M14A Sbs, M14D Sbs (8 min walk)
10th Avenue & West 15th Street • Lines: M12 (10 min walk)

Train

New York Penn Station (17 min walk)
Pennsylvania Station (17 min walk)

Ferry

Hoboken 14th Street (35 min walk)
Lincoln Harbor (41 min walk)