Frank Lloyd Wrights New Theatre
In 1950, the world famous architect Frank Lloyd Wring chose West Hartford for the location of his latest project - the New Theater, proposed for the northwest corner of Sedgwick and South Main Street. Arts and community leaders were ecstatic. Neighbors, not so much.
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Proposed site of FLW's New Theater at the North West Corner of Sedgwick and South Main Street.
Proposed Site of FLW New Theater - 1950 & Today
Proposed Site of FLW New Theater - 1950 & Today
FLW (far left) shows the model of the New Theater to Connecticut Governor Chester Bowles (second from right).
Town of West Hartford Public Hearing on FLW's New Theater, June 1950
Frank Lloyd Wright, Tennessee Williams and Faye Emerson review the model for the New Theater.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Tennessee Williams and Faye Emerson review the model for the New Theater.
Frank Lloyd Wright's New Theater was eventually built, not in West Hartford, but in Dallas, TX, where it continues to thrive today.
Frank Lloyd Wright's New Theater was eventually built, not in West Hartford, but in Dallas, TX, where it continues to thrive today.