Rambusch Decorating Company
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The Rambusch Decorating Company was founded in 1898 in New York, New York by Frode Rambusch, a Danish immigrant.
In the 1920's, it was the decorator for many elaborate movie palaces, including the famed Roxy Theatre in New York City
, which seated 6,214 and opened in March, 1927. That project was supervised by Harold Rambusch, working with architect Walter W. Ahlschlager
. It also designed the interior of the Mark Hellinger Theatre
, which was built in 1930 as a movie house but was later converted to a legitimate Broadway theatre.
The firm helped decorate the main public rooms at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
when it was built in the early 1930's. It also helped make some of the stained glass windows at St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue. The firm also employed later generations of Rambusches, including Viggo F. E. Rambusch.
During World War II, the firm helped camouflage American airfields from enemy planes. Sketches of orchards and farm buildings were painted on the airfields to confuse the enemy.
In the 1920's, it was the decorator for many elaborate movie palaces, including the famed Roxy Theatre in New York City
New York City
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, which seated 6,214 and opened in March, 1927. That project was supervised by Harold Rambusch, working with architect Walter W. Ahlschlager
Walter W. Ahlschlager
Walter W. Ahlschlager was a twentieth century American architect who had his offices in Chicago for many years. Later he established an office in Dallas, Texas...
. It also designed the interior of the Mark Hellinger Theatre
Mark Hellinger Theatre
The Mark Hellinger Theatre is a generally used name of a former legitimate Broadway theater, located at 237 West 51st Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City. Since 1991, it has been known as the Times Square Church...
, which was built in 1930 as a movie house but was later converted to a legitimate Broadway theatre.
The firm helped decorate the main public rooms at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
The Waldorf-Astoria is a luxury hotel in New York. It has been housed in two historic landmark buildings in New York City. The first, designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh, was on the Fifth Avenue site of the Empire State Building. The present building at 301 Park Avenue in Manhattan is a...
when it was built in the early 1930's. It also helped make some of the stained glass windows at St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue. The firm also employed later generations of Rambusches, including Viggo F. E. Rambusch.
During World War II, the firm helped camouflage American airfields from enemy planes. Sketches of orchards and farm buildings were painted on the airfields to confuse the enemy.
External links
- Rendering of the interior of New York's Roxy Theatre Courtesy of the American Movie Palace Museum, Theatre Historical Society of AmericaTheatre Historical Society of AmericaThe Theatre Historical Society of America is an IRS-approved 501 non-profit educational organization, located in Elmhurst, Illinois on the second floor of Classic Cinemas historic York Theater....
, Elmhurst IL.