"The Ansonia Opera House"
Ansonia, CT
November 2021
"Built at 100 Main Street in Ansonia in 1869-1870, the Ansonia Opera House served as the lower Naugatuck Velley’s premier theater and public hall until the Sterling Opera House was built in Derby in 1889. The Ansonia Opera House’s hall is on the third floor of the building, while stores are located on the first floor. Until 1910, the hall was run by a corporation called the Ansonia Hall Company, in which Jeremiah Bartholomew and his descendants held a controlling interest. Connecticut’s oldest opera house, for sixty years it was the center of Ansonia’s civic and social activity and entertainment, including graduations, dances, recitals, basketball games and boxing matches. Sometime after 1896, additional windows were added to the building‘s second floor. In 1971, the state fire marshal’s office closed the hall to public assemblies. It was later rented out as a gym and then as storage space and is currently in need of restoration."
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Ansonia, CT
November 2021
"Built at 100 Main Street in Ansonia in 1869-1870, the Ansonia Opera House served as the lower Naugatuck Velley’s premier theater and public hall until the Sterling Opera House was built in Derby in 1889. The Ansonia Opera House’s hall is on the third floor of the building, while stores are located on the first floor. Until 1910, the hall was run by a corporation called the Ansonia Hall Company, in which Jeremiah Bartholomew and his descendants held a controlling interest.
Connecticut’s oldest opera house, for sixty years it was the center of Ansonia’s civic and social activity and entertainment, including graduations, dances, recitals, basketball games and boxing matches. Sometime after 1896, additional windows were added to the building‘s second floor. In 1971, the state fire marshal’s office closed the hall to public assemblies. It was later rented out as a gym and then as storage space and is currently in need of restoration."
Tags: Ansonia Connecticut United States Opera House Opera House CT theater theatre show performing arts arts performance decay rusty crusty abandoned urban exploration urbex haunted ghosts ghost hunting paranormal activity supernatural in the flesh new england new england legends legend tripping stage seats balcony floor Naugatuck Valley lower Ansonia Hall Company Jeremiah Bartholomew Main Street building proscenium Sony wide angle 1224mm HDR high dynamic range photography Frank C. Grace Trig Photography on1pics
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Ansonia, CT
November 2021
"Built at 100 Main Street in Ansonia in 1869-1870, the Ansonia Opera House served as the lower Naugatuck Velley’s premier theater and public hall until the Sterling Opera House was built in Derby in 1889. The Ansonia Opera House’s hall is on the third floor of the building, while stores are located on the first floor. Until 1910, the hall was run by a corporation called the Ansonia Hall Company, in which Jeremiah Bartholomew and his descendants held a controlling interest.
Connecticut’s oldest opera house, for sixty years it was the center of Ansonia’s civic and social activity and entertainment, including graduations, dances, recitals, basketball games and boxing matches. Sometime after 1896, additional windows were added to the building‘s second floor. In 1971, the state fire marshal’s office closed the hall to public assemblies. It was later rented out as a gym and then as storage space and is currently in need of restoration."
Tags: Ansonia Connecticut United States Opera House Opera House CT theater theatre show performing arts arts performance decay rusty crusty abandoned urban exploration urbex haunted ghosts ghost hunting paranormal activity supernatural in the flesh new england new england legends legend tripping stage seats balcony floor Naugatuck Valley lower Ansonia Hall Company Jeremiah Bartholomew Main Street building proscenium Sony wide angle 1224mm HDR high dynamic range photography Frank C. Grace Trig Photography on1pics
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Ansonia, CT
November 2021
"Built at 100 Main Street in Ansonia in 1869-1870, the Ansonia Opera House served as the lower Naugatuck Velley’s premier theater and public hall until the Sterling Opera House was built in Derby in 1889. The Ansonia Opera House’s hall is on the third floor of the building, while stores are located on the first floor. Until 1910, the hall was run by a corporation called the Ansonia Hall Company, in which Jeremiah Bartholomew and his descendants held a controlling interest.
Connecticut’s oldest opera house, for sixty years it was the center of Ansonia’s civic and social activity and entertainment, including graduations, dances, recitals, basketball games and boxing matches. Sometime after 1896, additional windows were added to the building‘s second floor. In 1971, the state fire marshal’s office closed the hall to public assemblies. It was later rented out as a gym and then as storage space and is currently in need of restoration."
Tags: Ansonia Connecticut United States Opera House Opera House CT theater theatre show performing arts arts performance decay rusty crusty abandoned urban exploration urbex haunted ghosts ghost hunting paranormal activity supernatural in the flesh new england new england legends legend tripping stage seats balcony floor Naugatuck Valley lower Ansonia Hall Company Jeremiah Bartholomew Main Street building proscenium Sony wide angle 1224mm HDR high dynamic range photography Frank C. Grace Trig Photography on1pics
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The Ansonia Opera House
Ansonia, CT
November 2021
"Built at 100 Main Street in Ansonia in 1869-1870, the Ansonia Opera House served as the lower Naugatuck Velley’s premier theater and public hall until the Sterling Opera House was built in Derby in 1889. The Ansonia Opera House’s hall is on the third floor of the building, while stores are located on the first floor. Until 1910, the hall was run by a corporation called the Ansonia Hall Company, in which Jeremiah Bartholomew and his descendants held a controlling interest. Connecticut’s oldest opera house, for sixty years it was the center of Ansonia’s civic and social activity and entertainment, including graduations, dances, recitals, basketball games and boxing matches. Sometime after 1896, additional windows were added to the building‘s second floor. In 1971, the state fire marshal’s office closed the hall to public assemblies. It was later rented out as a gym and then as storage space and is currently in need of restoration."
Tags: Ansonia Connecticut United States Opera House Opera House CT theater theatre show performingarts arts performance decay rustycrusty abandoned urban exploration urbex haunted ghosts ghosthunting paranormal activity supernatural in the flesh new england new england legendslegend tripping stage seats balcony floor Naugatuck Valley lower Ansonia Hall Company Jeremiah Bartholomew Main Street building proscenium Sony wide angle 1224mm HDR high dynamic range photography Frank C. Grace Trig Photography on1pics
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