One Sattler is Making a Comeback
From the Buffalo as an Architectural Museum website:
Another eye-catcher on the East Side is the striking terra-cotta frontage at 516 Broadway, near Jefferson. The architect, once again, was Henry L. Spann, probably in collaboration with his much-younger brother William T. Spann. John G. Sattler commissioned it. Yes, the same Sattler who was a local real-estate tycoon and the same Sattler who owned the late department store.
This 928-seat, $35,000 "fireproof" structure was built in 1914, on the site of the old wood-frame Casino Theatre. As far as I know, there was no stage, only a movie screen. In 1919 or 1920 the theatre changed hands, and it was renamed the Broadway. In 1922 the new management installed a Marr & Colton 2-manual organ. Later still the Basil brothers took over and renamed it Basil's Broadway. In recent years it was used as a church (Joy Temple). Buffalo's Forgotten Theaters: A few notes by Ranjit Sandhu, July 2002.
The good folks at Broadway Fillmore Alive! have the details on the organization:
In 1995, the founders and incorporators Michael Quinniey, Tyrone Christopher and Tony Jones established Western New York Minority Media Professionals, a non-profit, tax exempt media organization with the mission of founding of a professional media organization committed to promoting social and educational opportunities within the Western New York community.
The goals of the corporation are to educate our community on how to improve themselves through the media, and how they can benefit from its resources and tools. We provide internships, student scholarships, mentoring workshops, training and information to all individuals, firms, associations, corporations and others to promote the purposes of the corporation.
According to Broadway Fillmore Alive’s Mike Miller, East Side dynamo Michele Johnson has been “working for months trying to get it off the demo list.”
“We had two other potential buyers, so any way you slice it, we weren't going to let it be torn down,” says Miller.
According to Western New York Minority Media Professionals Inc's Mike Quinniey, the sale is expected to close next week.
Photos by David Torke at Fix Buffalo.
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Texpat10
What an amazing building...too good to let go.
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al-alo
is it april fools? a cruel hoax? issa's little brother?
please please please, let this one work out.
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Einstein
Great news for the East Side and all of Buffalo. It doesn't look like the Western New York Minority Media Professionals has a website, or any additional information. Does anyone know anything about them? Are they looking for support or donations?
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Eisen
I drove by this last sat and was floored by how amazing this building looked. Then I made a crack after seeing the sign that how the City of Buffalo gives money to selfish east side churches that covert old relics into churches that close a year later.
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GDC
This is too great of building to let go, glad someone is doing something with it.
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stephenjames716
wow, what a beautiful building...great news about the rehab.
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ArkoWillie
The building's a beauty----so glad it's being saved. Sometimes something like this can affect the surrounding neighborhood in very positive ways.
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completelyoverplayed
Not an article about career opportunities for young people in Buffalo. Nero's fiddling away.
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platt4
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"We provide internships, student scholarships, mentoring workshops, training and information to all individuals, firms, associations, corporations and others to promote the purposes of the corporation."
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sbrof
Too good to be true. It is such a ridiculously ornate building. It would be fantastic to see it brought back to life. It would really shine as a jewel on the East Side.
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MasterofUrbanPlanning
I was searching around this morning for maps of Becker Street (Emerson) and happened by this article. I have driven by this building for some 5 years now, and watched it deteriorate a little each season. When you begin to witness renovations, then you can have some faith. Were is the private sector? These not for profits need help, and I would think the CT is an example of what is likely to happen to the theater. Maybe, just maybe, it is cheaper to "save" it, for a time, than to actually remove it. It is the last surviving east side show place on Broadway, and could use a few million. How can I contribute money?
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Sundial
This is wonderful news, kudos to the company taking over and Mike Miller and Michele Johnson.
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RPreskop
This is great news for Broadway and the immediate east side neighborhood. This is a beautiful old landmark that is very worthy for repair and restoration. Rather than tearing down these fine but deteriorated landmarks and replacing them with those hideous, suburban style single family houses they are finally getting it right on Broadway by trying to save this fine old theater building. I wish them the best of luck and look forward to seeing this historic structure restored and reused.
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