The Loew’s 72nd Street theatre opened on February 20th, 1932. The large auditorium seated 2,673 patrons. Architect Thomas Lamb based the design on temples in Thailand as well as the Mosque Adinah in Maldah. The theatre was demolished in 1961. An aparment house now occupies the site.
The Canal Theatre opened in New York City on September 8, 1927. Designed in the popular Spanish baroque style, it was one of the first movie palaces to feature the “Atmospheric†style in its auditorium. Theatre seated almost 2,400 and featured a Wurlitzer organ. In 1957, the curtain came down on the Canal’s last show and theatre closed.
The Jersey Theatre opened on September 28, 1929. The Italian baroque movie palace seated 3,200 and was designed by Rapp and Rapp. Atop the Jersey’s exterior clock tower was a life-sized sculpture of St. George who slayed a sculptural dragon every Quarter-hour. Loews closed the Jersey Theatre in August 1986.
The Valencia opened in September of 1929 in Jamaica, Long Island. Architect John Eberson based his design on Spanish architecture motifs. Extensive use of wrought iron railings, ornate tile work, sculpture and murals created a Latin illusion. Eberson deigned the auditorium to resemble a moonlit Spanish garden in festival regalia. Loews closed the Valencia in 1977 and donated it to the Tabernacle of Prayer for All People
The Paradise opened in the Bronx on September 7, 1929. The 3,800 seat auditorium, designed by John Eberson, featured a sky ceiling which included stars laid out in the constellation of Marcus Loews’ astrological birth sign. The Paradise was one of the five Loews’ “Wonder Theatres†so named because each was equipped with identical Robert Morton pipe organs (the “Wonder Mortonsâ€).
The Kings Theatre opened on September 7, 1929 on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Designed by Rapp and Rapp, the lavish auditorium seated 3,600 and featured a mammoth dome high above the audience. Extensive use of walnut paneling and carved walnut columns along with deep, rich colors and heavily gilded ornamentation created an opulent scene for theatre patrons.
The Avalon Theatre opened in Brooklyn in 1927. Designed by Samuel Cohen, the auditoriums seated 2,100 and featured a Robert Morton “Wonder Organâ€. The ornate movie palace survived a half century, then closed in 1980.
The Loew’s Oriental opened in 1927, designed by Harrison Wiseman. It contained 2,733 seats before it was twined in the 70’s and triplexed in 1982. The Oriental showed it’s last movie in May 1995.
Originally part of the Loew’s circuit when it first opened, the Avalon became a Century theater about a year of two later. It closed in 1980. One of the auditoriums in the Loews Lincoln Square is named after this former Brooklyn movie palace.
The Kingsway opened on April 27, 1921, it was first twinned in the seventies eventually becoming a fiveplex by 1984. Originally part of the Long Island Century circuit which later merged with RKO and then was taken over by Cineplex Odeon in 1986. The Kingsway was closed by Loews Cineplex in January 2001. It is currently slated to become a Walgreens Drug Store and a health club.
The Loew’s 72nd Street theatre opened on February 20th, 1932. The large auditorium seated 2,673 patrons. Architect Thomas Lamb based the design on temples in Thailand as well as the Mosque Adinah in Maldah. The theatre was demolished in 1961. An aparment house now occupies the site.
The Canal Theatre opened in New York City on September 8, 1927. Designed in the popular Spanish baroque style, it was one of the first movie palaces to feature the “Atmospheric†style in its auditorium. Theatre seated almost 2,400 and featured a Wurlitzer organ. In 1957, the curtain came down on the Canal’s last show and theatre closed.
The Jersey Theatre opened on September 28, 1929. The Italian baroque movie palace seated 3,200 and was designed by Rapp and Rapp. Atop the Jersey’s exterior clock tower was a life-sized sculpture of St. George who slayed a sculptural dragon every Quarter-hour. Loews closed the Jersey Theatre in August 1986.
The Valencia opened in September of 1929 in Jamaica, Long Island. Architect John Eberson based his design on Spanish architecture motifs. Extensive use of wrought iron railings, ornate tile work, sculpture and murals created a Latin illusion. Eberson deigned the auditorium to resemble a moonlit Spanish garden in festival regalia. Loews closed the Valencia in 1977 and donated it to the Tabernacle of Prayer for All People
The Paradise opened in the Bronx on September 7, 1929. The 3,800 seat auditorium, designed by John Eberson, featured a sky ceiling which included stars laid out in the constellation of Marcus Loews’ astrological birth sign. The Paradise was one of the five Loews’ “Wonder Theatres†so named because each was equipped with identical Robert Morton pipe organs (the “Wonder Mortonsâ€).
The Kings Theatre opened on September 7, 1929 on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Designed by Rapp and Rapp, the lavish auditorium seated 3,600 and featured a mammoth dome high above the audience. Extensive use of walnut paneling and carved walnut columns along with deep, rich colors and heavily gilded ornamentation created an opulent scene for theatre patrons.
Theatre number 5 was located in the former stagehouse of this Brooklyn Movie Palace.
The Avalon Theatre opened in Brooklyn in 1927. Designed by Samuel Cohen, the auditoriums seated 2,100 and featured a Robert Morton “Wonder Organâ€. The ornate movie palace survived a half century, then closed in 1980.
The Loew’s Oriental opened in 1927, designed by Harrison Wiseman. It contained 2,733 seats before it was twined in the 70’s and triplexed in 1982. The Oriental showed it’s last movie in May 1995.
The former building housing the Avenue U Theatre sadly now houses a Commerce Bank Branch where the auditorium once was.
The lobby of the former Beverly theatre is currently a 99 cent store.
Originally part of the Loew’s circuit when it first opened, the Avalon became a Century theater about a year of two later. It closed in 1980. One of the auditoriums in the Loews Lincoln Square is named after this former Brooklyn movie palace.
The Kingsway opened on April 27, 1921, it was first twinned in the seventies eventually becoming a fiveplex by 1984. Originally part of the Long Island Century circuit which later merged with RKO and then was taken over by Cineplex Odeon in 1986. The Kingsway was closed by Loews Cineplex in January 2001. It is currently slated to become a Walgreens Drug Store and a health club.