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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
Construction
Opened1930
ArchitectThomas W. Lamb
Website
www.theunitedpalace.com

The United Palace Theatre, originally known as Loew's 175th Street Theatre, is one of the 3 Loew's Wonder Theaters. 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." The theatre's 3,293 seats make it the third largest auditorium in New York City, after Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall.

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

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 have performed in 2007) and recitals, classes and lectures.

References

  1. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2007-04-13), "Xanadus Rise to a Higher Calling", The New York Times {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  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. White, N. & Willensky, E. (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th edition). New York: Three Rivers Press.
  4. ^ 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)

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