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17 April 2008

The Tabernacle of Prayer on Jamaica Avenue, formerly the Loew’s Valencia Theater, by John Eberson, 1929.

Completed in 1929, the St. George Theater seats 2,800 and was recently restored. The Brighton Heights Reformed Church at left is a 1999 replacement of the landmarked 1863 original John Correja church, which was destroyed by fire in 1996.

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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 [...]

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