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United Palace Theatre
Loew's 175th Street Theatre
South facade of the theatre
Address4140 Broadway
New York City
OwnerChrist Community United Church
Capacity3,293
Current useChurch; Live Music Hall
Construction
Opened1930
ArchitectThomas W. Lamb
Website
www.theunitedpalace.com

The United Palace theater, originally known as Loew's 175th Street Theatre, is one of the 3 Loew's Wonder Theaters in New York City. Located at 175th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, New York City, the theatre was designed by Thomas W. Lamb for vaudeville and movies and opened in 1930. Its architectural style is described by the AIA Guide to New York City as "Cambodian neo-Classical" and by David W. Dunlap as "Byzantine-Romanesque-Indo-Hindu-Sino- Moorish-Persian-Eclectic-Rococo-Deco."

A look at the inside of what has been called a "delirious masterpiece"

By the 1960's, after the great movie palaces had all closed down, the 175th St. Theatre was purchased by Rev. Ike's Christ United Church in 1969. The historic theatre has been exquisitely restored and is still maintained for concerts (Björk, Iggy and the Stooges and Modest Mouse, The Black Crowes, The Arcade Fire, and Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in The Rite of Spring performed in 2007), recitals, classes and lectures.

While the church still owns the theater, the recently started rock concerts are put on by a third party, Andy Feltz, formerly of the Beacon Theater.

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References

  1. ^ Dwyer, Jim (2007-05-02), "With Indie Rock on 175th St., City's Reinvention Rolls Uptown", The New York Times {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2001-04-13), "Xanadus Rise to a Higher Calling", The New York Times {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ Atamian, Christopher (2007-11-11), "'Rite of Spring' as Rite of Passage", The New York Times {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. White, N. & Willensky, E. (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th edition). New York: Three Rivers Press.

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