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HAMMERSTEIN'S OLYMPIA. In the short space of ten months, beginning
with February 1895, the large and magnificent amusement palace
situated at Forty-fourth street and Broadway, New York, was opened
to the public on November 25th. The building has a frontage of 203
feet on Broadway, I 56 feet on Forty-fifth Street, and a little
less on Forty-fourth Street. The greatest height of the building is
96 feet at the centre of the Broadway side. The architecture
follows the lines of the French Renaissance period. " Olympia"
comprises three spacious auditoriums, as shown by the plans, under
one roof, known as Olympia Music Hall, Olympia Concert Hall, and
Olympia Theatre, where three distinct entertainments are given
nightly, one admission-fee admitting to all. In addition to the
above auditoriums there will be a roof- garden with complete stage
appointments and a level floor- space almost equal to the surface
dimensions of the entire building and capable of seating several
thousand persons. Below the street-level there are cafe-s,
billiard-rooms, bowling-alleys, and Turkish baths. The edifice is
fire-proof and strictly complies with the laws of the Building and
Fire Departments. No wood or inflammable material has been used in
the structural portion, excepting in some parts over concreted
floors. It is provided with ample means of escape in case of fire
or panic, and has numerous exits on every floor front and back of
the curtain-line. Automatic sprinklers are distributed over all the
auditoriums, stages, fly-galleries, and dressing-rooms, and at any
point the building can be deluged should the temperature reach an
abnormal degree. The building is heated and ventilated by the
rotary-faaprocess, which forces hot and cold air through ducts, and
permits an even temperatu...
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