Red Creek in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Opera House
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
1. Opera House Marker
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 874.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.
Location. 43° 14.833′ N, 76° 43.356′ W. Marker is in Red Creek, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 104A), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6815 Main Street, Red Creek NY 13143, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Red Creek United Methodist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Memorial to Our Men Who Answered our County's Call (about 600 feet away); First Log Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cobblestone (approx. 4.8 miles away); Franklin W. Lutes (approx. 4.8 miles away); Site of Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Wolcott Falls (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Creek.
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Excerpt: In early 1894, a fire destroyed a brick block on Main Street in the village of Red Creek in Wayne County, NY. Later that year, the block was rebuilt with a new opera house located on the second floor. The opera house was completed in time to host a New Years Eve party that year, and through the winter the Red Creek Social Club held a series of dances in the new opera house. Over the years, the opera house was host to dances, minstrel shows, lectures, political and social meetings, graduation ceremonies, and silent movies...(Submitted on August 31, 2024.)
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
2. Opera House Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
3. Opera House Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
4. Opera House Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
5. Opera House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 30, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
