The Town Hall

Town Hall is a 1,500-seat nonprofit national historic landmark venue in the heart of New York City. It was created by suffragists in 1921 and home of countless musical & cultural milestones. Town Hall has played an integral part in the electrifying cultural fabric of NYC for more than 90 years. Disclosing a tale of a vibrant group of suffragists (The League for Political Education) whose fight for the 19th Amendment led them to build a meeting space to educate people on the important issues of the day. The Hall was designed by architects McKim, Mead & White to reflect the democratic principles of the League. Box seats were eliminated and no seats had an obstructed view giving birth to the term "Not a bad seat in the house."​ During completion, the 19th Amendment was passed (women's right to vote), and on January 12, 1921, The Town Hall opened its doors and took on a double meaning: as a symbol of the victory sought by its founders, and as a spark for a new, more optimistic climate.