Built in 1921-22 by Sylvester Z. Poli in a single building that also housed a hotel, they were in their heyday a posh and opulent sight, designed by noted theater architect Thomas W. Lamb.

The building has stood vacant and decaying since the 1970s, despite repeated attempts to restore its grandeur.

It is a five-story building, built out of steel and reinforced concrete, with an elegant Beaux Arts exterior.

Poli hired the well-known theater architect Thomas W. Lamb, then at his creative peak, to design the structure.

The hotel built on top of the theaters was originally intended to cater to the traveling shows that played there and others associated with the performers.