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Buffalo Theater District, Buffalo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Buffalo Theatre District is the theatre quarter of downtown Buffalo, four streets holding Shea's Performing Arts Center and five other houses.
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Where to stay in Buffalo Theater District
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Washington, Tupper, Pearl and Chippewa Streets box in the whole district. That is a few blocks of downtown Buffalo, so a room inside them puts Shea's Performing Arts Center and the Irish Classical Theatre Company within a walk of a few minutes, and the Chippewa Street bars are closer still. Curtain times set the evening here.
Book near Main Street.
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About Buffalo Theater District
What are the main landmarks in Buffalo Theater District?
Shea's Performing Arts Center is the anchor. Shea's 710 Theatre and Shea's Smith Theatre carry the same name, and the Alleyway Theatre, the Irish Classical Theatre Company and Road Less Traveled Productions fill out a district that once counted more than fifty theatres. Broadway tours stop here on their way through.
What is the history of Buffalo Theater District?
The theatres emptied before they came back. Buffalo's years as a railway and canal port filled these streets with more than fifty houses, the 1950s began the decline, and by 1978 the district stood over sixty-five per cent vacant. A master plan under Mayor Jimmy Griffin turned it around, with Harold Cohen and David Parry directing, and the district was formally established in 1980.
Restoration ran on public money.
Where is Buffalo Theater District?
The district sits in downtown Buffalo, boxed by Washington Street, Tupper Street, Pearl Street and Chippewa Street.
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Updated October 2026