The Beach | |
 The exterior of Jones Beach Theater, c. 2007 | |
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| Former names | New Jones Beach Marine Stadium (1952–1953) Jones Beach Marine Theater (1954–1994) Jones Beach Amphitheater (1994–2000) Jones Beach Theater (2000–2002) |
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| Address | 1000 Ocean Parkway Wantagh, NY 11793-4800 |
| Location | Jones Beach State Park |
| Coordinates | 40°36′04″N 73°30′08″W / 40.60101°N 73.50232°W |
| Owner | NYS OPRHP |
| Operator | Live Nation |
| Genre(s) | various |
| Seating type | outdoor ballpark styled chairs |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | October 1949 |
| Opened | June 26, 1952 |
| Renovated |
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| Expanded |
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| Construction cost | $4 million ($51.2 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Robert Moses |
| Website | |
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Jones Beach Theater is an outdoor amphitheatre at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, New York. It is one of two major outdoor arenas in the New York metropolitan area, along with PNC Bank Arts Center near the Jersey Shore. Both venues are managed by Live Nation.[2] The theater was designed to specifications provided by Robert Moses, who created Jones Beach State Park.[3]
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ [1], Live Nation: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater. Accessed September 22, 2023.
- ^ Caro, Robert (1974). The Power Broker. Knopf. pp. 816–819.