Arizona Territory 1877. The capital was finally moved to Phoenix on February 4, 1889. The territory was admitted to the Union as the 48th state on February 14, 1912. Proclamation to the People of Arizona. Arizona Territory The Territory of Arizona (also known as Arizona Territory) was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863 until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona. It was created from the western half of the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War. Following the expansion of the
48th Street Theatre now the site of a parking garage. 48th Street Theatre The 48th Street Theatre was a Broadway theatre at 157 West 48th Street in Manhattan. It was built by longtime Broadway producer William A. Brady and designed by architect William A. Swasey. The venue was also called the Equity 48th Street Theatre (1922–25) and the Windsor Theatre (1937–43). The 48th Street Theatre opened on August 12, 1912, with the play "Just Like John" by George Broadhurst. Early successes at the theatre included "Never Say Die" (1912), "Today" (1913), "The Midnight Girl" (1914), "Just a Woman" (1916), "The Man Who Stayed