In 1917, the theater was renovated and renamed the Sunshine Theater, Ms. Thissen said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Sunshine Theater eventually closed and a family in the hardware business used it as a warehouse for over 50 years. “They thought it was going to turn into a horrible nightclub, which it wasn’t,” Mr. Nye said. After a three-year, $12 million renovation, Sunshine Cinema reopened as the third art-house theater on Houston Street on Dec. 21, 2001. Mr. Nye said the theater “was doing incredible” financially.

Source: New York Times January 21, 2018 22:50 UTC