New York City Center is a performing arts center at 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Developed by the Shriners between 1922 and 1924 as a Masonic meeting house, it has operated as a performing arts complex owned by the government of New York City. City Center is a performing home for several major dance companies as well as the Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC), and it hosts the Encores! musical theater series and the Fall for Dance Festival annually.
New York City Center in 2010
Main entrance on 55th Street
56th Street facade
A bond issued in 1922 to raise funds for the construction of the Mecca Temple
55th Street is a two-mile-long, one-way street traveling east to west across Midtown Manhattan.
55th Street (Manhattan)
Image of W 55th Street Sign at the intersection of W 55th and 5th Ave
The London Hotel seen from 54th St
Harbor View Terrace, public housing