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Aeolian Hall (other)
Aeolian Hall may refer to: * Aeolian Hall (Manhattan), a concert hall near Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City * Aeolian Hall (London), England * Aeolian Hall (London, Ontario), a historic music venue in London, Ontario {{disambiguation Architectural disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeolian Hall (Manhattan)
The Aeolian Building is a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, at 29–33 West 42nd Street and 34 West 43rd Street, just north of Bryant Park. The 1912 building was the fourth headquarters of the Aeolian Company, which manufactured pianos and other musical instruments. The 17-story building contained the 1,100-seat Aeolian Hall (1912–1927), a first-ranked concert hall of its day. History The building, on the site of the Latting Tower, a popular observatory during the 19th century, was designed by the architects Whitney Warren and Charles Wetmore and completed in 1912. Its name refers to the Aeolian Company, which manufactured pianos. It is high and has 18 floors. In mid-1922, the company sold the building to the Schulte Cigar Stores Company for over $5 million. From 1961 to 1999, the building housed the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and today houses the State University of New York's College of Optometry, next to the W. R. Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeolian Hall (London)
Aeolian Hall, at 135–137 New Bond Street, London, began life as the Grosvenor Gallery, being built by Coutts Lindsay in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist with a predeliction for the aestheticism, aesthetic movement, for which he was held up to some ridicule. In 1883, he decided to light his gallery with electricity. An outhouse became a substation, and equipment was installed in the basement, which upset some of the neighbours, and caused others to buy electricity from him. Thus began the system of electrical distribution in use today, but the threat of fire ended these activities, and by 1890, Lindsay was forced to sell out to the Grosvenor Club. By 1903 the whole building was taken over by the Orchestrelle Company of New York (the Aeolian Company). Manufacturers of musical instruments, especially the pianola, they converted the space into offices, a showroom, and a concert hall. Aeolian Hall was a popular venue for the Russian recitalist Vladimir Rosing. The hall was turne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeolian Hall (London, Ontario)
Aeolian Hall is the name of a historic music venue (housed in two different edifices) in London, Ontario. Beecher United Church location In 1947, Gordon D. Jeffery purchased the closing Beecher United Church on Dundas St between Waterloo and Colborn and turned it into the Aeolian Hall with an aim to promote local classical and chamber music. This church had been erected in 1876 and had originally been known as the First Congregational Church. A new Aeolian-Skinner organ was installed in December 1949. The dedication concert featured Ernest White and Jeffery, and a commissioned work ''Music for Organ and Strings'' by Friedrich Breydert. This first building burned down in 1968. The church tower was preserved and remains erected at the site, where it is a London Heritage Site and where it is the namesake for a parking garage business called "London Towers". Old Town Hall location In 1969, Jeffery purchased the old London town hall building, and turned this into a new Aeolian Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |