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New York's Hippodrome

In NYC, there is no shortage of picnic entertainment venues from a bygone era. The old New York Hippodrome in Manhattan has been radically transformed, and no longer exists in its classic style. It's just an office building today, but it used to be so much more. At its peak, it was the biggest theater in the world. It could hold 5,000 people, and it hosted movies, circuses, and all kinds of traveling shows.

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It was the place to be seen, no question. Even Harry Houdini performed there before it closed in 1939. It's interesting to look at it in old-timey photos. But sadly, we know that magic is over for good.