The original landward gate of old San Juan lays just east of this site on Calle Fortaleza.

Famous soprano Adelina Patti sang there in one of her earlier tours of the Americas during the mid-nineteenth century.

Emilio Pasarell and Antonia Saez have said that "the most significant moments of Puerto Rico's musical history are associated with...Teatro Tapia.

[1] After years of neglect during the 1940s, the theater was saved from demolition by the former long-time Mayor of San Juan Felisa Rincón de Gautier.

With a maximum capacity of 647 people, this 19th-century theater serves as an arena for cultural events and enchanting ballet performances.