Shea’s Performing Arts Center

Shea's Performing Arts Center is a theater for touring Broadway musicals and special events in . Originally called Shea's Buffalo, it was opened in 1926 to show silent movies.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in Buffalo, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Loew’s Buffalo Theatre”, “Shea’s Buffalo”, and “Shea’s Buffalo Theater”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fountain Plaza station and Buffalo City Hall.

Railway station
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is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located in the 500 block of Main Street between Huron and Chippewa Streets. serves the northern section of the Buffalo Downtown Central Business District and the Buffalo Theater District since the permanent closing of Theater station on February 18, 2013. is situated 870 feet south of Shea’s Performing Arts Center.

Town hall
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is the seat for municipal government in the , . Located at 65 , the 32-story Art Deco skyscraper was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones. is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Shea’s Performing Arts Center.

Church
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Saint Louis Roman Catholic Church is the oldest parish in . It was the first Catholic church built in Buffalo, and holds the title of "Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo". is situated 1,400 feet north of Shea’s Performing Arts Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buffalo Theatre District and Downtown Buffalo.

Neighborhood
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The in downtown , United States, is the center of Buffalo's theater scene and draws Broadway shows that are in preview stage or on tour. It is bounded roughly by Washington, Tupper, Pearl and Chippewa Streets.

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Downtown has been the nucleus of since its foundation; over two centuries later, it retains its central importance in the Niagara Frontier both geographically and commercially.

Neighborhood
The district is a neighborhood in . The neighborhood is home to the Historic District.

Shea’s Performing Arts Center

Latitude
42.89186° or 42° 53′ 31″ north
Longitude
-78.87319° or 78° 52′ 24″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
87J3V4RG+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119487733
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7492114
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Shea’s Performing Arts Center” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Alleyway Theatre and The Andrews Theater.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Shea’s Buffalo annex and 42N @ The Flats.

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