Bronx Palace

The Loews Paradise Theater is one of the brightest gems along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Designed by John Eberson and completed in 1929 (six weeks before the stock market crash), the $4 million Paradise seated 4,000 moviegoers. It featured a grand lobby, grand balcony, grand restrooms, and atmospheric effects that included glowing stars and simulated clouds floating across the ceiling. The theater closed its doors in 1994 after being chopped up into a duplex in the 1970s and a quad in the 1980s. It re-opened in October 2005 as a concert and special event space.

Learn more about Marcus Loew, a pioneer of the movie palace concept.

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