Irwin Chanin

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Irwin (Yitzchak) Salmon Chanin
Doris Chanin Freedman

Irwin Salmon Chanin (

Broadway theaters.[a]

Biography

Irwin Chanin was born to a Jewish family, the son of an immigrant from Poland and an immigrant from Poltava, Ukraine.[1] In 1915, he graduated from Cooper Union with a degree in civil engineering.[1] At Cooper Union he was noted as a founder of Alpha Mu Sigma, a fraternity for Jewish men.[2]

In 1919, Chanin and his brother Henry founded the Chanin Construction Company.

The Century in 1931.[1] The brothers developed the Chanin Building in midtown. They also developed the Lincoln Hotel (now Row NYC Hotel), the Beacon Hotel and Theater, and the World Apparel Center.[1]

Chanin was also known for developing the "Green Acres" section of Valley Stream, New York. Ground broke in 1936 but only Phase I (known as the "old section") was completed before World War II. After the war construction resumed and the "new section" was completed by 1959. This section included the balance of the residential homes, the Forest Road Elementary School, the Green Acres Mall, and the Green Acres Garden Apartments.[3]

He was President of Chanin Theatres Corporation, and his brother Henry I. Chanin was Treasurer. In 1981,

New York City designated landmarks, including the Century Apartments, the Beacon Theatre, and all six of his Broadway theaters.[1]

Personal life

In 1921, Chanin married Sylvia Schofler; she died in 1976. Their children included sons Paul Richard Chanin (died 2009) and Marcy Chanin (died 1997), and daughters

Doris Chanin Freedman (died 1981) and Joan Chanin Schwartz.[1][4][5] Irwin Chanin died on February 24, 1988. His funeral was held at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ See "Majestic". Spotlight on Broadway. Retrieved April 15, 2022.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i David W. Dunlap (February 26, 1988). "Irwin Chanin, Builder of Theaters And Art Deco Towers, Dies at 96 (Obituary)". The New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  2. ISBN 0-8143-2857-1
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  3. ^ Orosz, and Di Luccio (2014). "Green Acres: The Greatest Planned Neighborhood You've Never Heard Of". American Planning Assn. Special Feature — Practicing Planner (Winter 2014).
  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  • Orosz, and Di Luccio (2014). "Green Acres: The Greatest Planned Neighborhood You've Never Heard Of". American Planning Assn. Special Feature — Practicing Planner (Winter 2014).

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