▁chain ▁of ▁the at res . ▁The ▁theatre ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Stanley , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁M ast baum ▁brothers . ▁While ▁Lamb ▁and ▁his ▁firm ▁designed ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁the at res ▁world wide , ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁somewhat ▁of ▁a ▁local , ▁having ▁owned ▁a ▁camp ▁in ▁the ▁Ad ir ond acks . ▁( H is ▁great ▁grand son ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁Alb any ▁area ▁today .) ▁ ▁The ▁Stanley ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 3 ▁months ▁on ▁the ▁expand ing ▁southern ▁edge ▁of ▁dow nt own , ▁some ▁four ▁blocks ▁away ▁from ▁Ut ica ' s ▁theatre ▁district . ▁Unfortunately , ▁all ▁the ▁the at res ▁located ▁there ▁were ▁raz ed ▁during ▁the ▁Urban ▁Ren ew al ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 7 0 s . ▁The ▁Stanley ▁remained ▁open ▁through ▁all ▁of ▁this , ▁though ▁it ▁suffered ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁ben ign ▁neglect . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁destruction ▁became ▁very ▁real , ▁the ▁Central ▁New ▁York ▁Community ▁Arts ▁Council ▁( ren amed ▁Stanley ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁spe ar head ed ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁property , ▁which ▁it ▁did ▁for ▁$ 1 3 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁mot if ▁of ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Theatre ▁is ▁dub bed ▁“ M ex ican ▁Bar o que ” ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁unique ▁bl end ▁of ▁styles . ▁The