9. Who Was Ziegfeld?

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Image via Wikimedia

The Ziegfeld Theater was named after the famous Broadway impressario, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., who built the original in 1925 on the west side of Sixth Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets. The current building went up in 1969, next door to an earlier version.  Ziegfeld, a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame, produced the famous Show Boat and conceived the Ziegfield Follies.