The Loew's Wonder Theatres were the five flagship movie palace

Movie palace

A movie palace is a term used to refer to the large, elaborately decorated movie theaters built between the 1910s and the 1940s. The late 1920s saw the peak of the movie palace, with hundreds opened every year between 1925 and 1930.There are three building types in particular which can be subsumed...

s of the Loew's Theatres

Loews Cineplex Entertainment

Loews Theatres, aka Loews Incorporated , founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew and Brantford Schwartz, was the oldest theater chain operating in North America until it merged with AMC Theatres on January 26, 2006. From 1924 until 1959, it was also the parent company of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. The...

 chain in New York City

New York City

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. These five lavishly designed theaters were built by Loew's to establish its preeminence in film exhibition in the metropolitan New York City

New York City

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 area. All five theaters are still standing. One operates as a community performing arts center; one is a commercial live entertainment venue; two are currently used as churches; and one stands closed but is scheduled soon for restoration.

Theaters

• Loew's 175th Street Theatre
  United Palace Theater
  The United Palace Theater, originally known as Loew's 175th Street Theatre, is a church and live music venue located at 175th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights in New York City.-History:...
  
  , Manhattan
  Manhattan
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   (opened 1930) - In 2011, it operates as a church and an entertainment venue under the name United Palace Theater.

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• Loew's Jersey Theatre, Jersey City (opened 1929) - It is operating in 2011 as a classic cinema and performing arts center.

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• Loew's Kings Theatre, Brooklyn
  Brooklyn
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   (opened 1929) - Slated for renovation to serve as an entertainment venue. Scheduled to open in 2014.

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• Loew's Paradise Theatre, The Bronx
  The Bronx
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   (opened 1929) - In 2011 it is operating as a venue for live entertainment.

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• Loew's Valencia Theatre, Queens
  Queens
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  (opened 1929) - In 2011, it remains open, having been converted for use as a church, the Tabernacle of Prayer.

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