The chain opened one of their most expensive theatres in June of 1949 in Hempstead, Long Island, named the "Calderone Theatre," which was designed by William Lescaze and cost $2 million dollars and seated 2,500 people.
The chain opened one of their most expensive theatres in June of 1949 in Hempstead, Long Island. Named the "Calderone Theatre," it was designed by William Lescaze (1896-1969) one of the pioneers of modernism in American architecture and cost $2 million dollars and seated 2,500 people.