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United Palace Theatre

Loew's 175th Street Theatre
South facade of the theatre
Address	4140 Broadway New York City
Owner	Christ Community United Church
Capacity	3,293
Current use	Church
Construction
Opened	1930
Architect	Thomas W. Lamb
Website
www.theunitedpalace.com

The United Palace Theatre, originally known as Loew's 175th Street Theatre, is one of 5 Loew's Wonder Theaters that opened in 1930. Located at 175th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, New York City, the theatre has 3,293 seats and was designed by Thomas W. Lamb for vaudeville and movies. Its architectural style is described by the AIA Guide to New York City as "Cambodian neo-Classical." It has the highest capacity of any theatre in New York City.

Purchased by Christ Community United Church in 1969, this historic theatre was exquisitely restored and is still maintained for concerts (Björk, Iggy and the Stooges and Modest Mouse have performed in 2007) and recitals, classes and lectures.

Reference

1. White, N. & Willensky, E. (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th edition). New York: Three Rivers Press.
2. ^ 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)
3. 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)

External links

• Official Website of the United Palace Theater (contains many photos of interior)
• NYC Organ Project, NYC Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

• Cinemas and movie theaters in New York
• Movie palaces
• Theatres in New York City