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The United Palace (originally Loew's 175th Street Theatre) is a
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in the Washington Heights neighborhood of
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. The theater, occupying a full city block bounded by Broadway, Wadsworth Avenue, and West 175th and 176th Streets, functions both as a spiritual center and as a nonprofit cultural and performing arts center. Architect
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designed the theater as a
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, which opened in 1930 as one of five
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in the New York City area. The theater's lavishly eclectic interior decor was supervised by
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, who also designed the interior of the
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and the
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.Staff (ndg) "United Palace: Reawaken Wonder" (tour brochure) United Palace. Accessed: August 18, 2018. The theater was the first in Washington Heights built specifically to show films,Caratzas, Michael (December 13, 2016
"United Palace Designation Report"
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although it also presented live
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., p. 286 The theater operated continuously until it was closed by Loew's in 1969. That same year it was purchased by the United Christian Evangelistic Association, headed by the
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Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, better known as
Reverend Ike Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, better known as Reverend Ike (June 1, 1935 – July 28, 2009), was an American minister and evangelist based in New York City. He was known for the slogan "You can't lose with the stuff I use!" Though his prea ...
. The theater became the headquarters of his United Church Science of Living Institute and was renamed the United Palace."United Church: 'The Palace Cathedral'"
in ''New York City Organ Project'' New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
The building was designated a
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by the
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in 2016. As of 2018, the church is called the United Palace of Spiritual Arts, and offers performing arts events through the United Palace of Cultural Arts. The facility is available for rental to outside event producers and promoters.


Architecture

The architectural style of the
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-faced theater has been described as "Byzantine-Romanesque-Indo-Hindu-Sino-Moorish-Persian-Eclectic-Rococo-Deco" by David W. Dunlap of the ''
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'', who wrote later that Lamb borrowed from "the
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in Spain, the Kailasa rock-cut shrine in India, and the
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temple in Thailand, adding
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s,
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s, elephants, and honeycomb stonework in an Islamic pattern known as ''
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.''" The ''
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'' calls it "Cambodian neo-Classical" and invites a comparison to Lamb's Loew's Pitkin Theatre in
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'' reporter Nathaniel Adams called it simply a "kitchen-sink masterpiece." Lamb himself wrote that "Exotic ornaments, colors and scenes are particularly effective in creating an atmosphere in which the mind is free to frolic and becomes receptive to entertainment." The interior of the building features a "palatial" staircase. and reflects the western obsession with exotic lands and cultures that was fashionable in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The interior is decorated with filigreed walls and ceilings, illuminated with indirect, recessed lighting from within and behind the walls. The rich decor is enhanced by reproductions of authentic Louis XV and XVI furnishings. The theater still looks very much as it did when it first opened; the only major change that Rev. Ike made was adding in the 1970s a cupola or prayer tower on the building's northeast corner, at Wadsworth Avenue and West 176th Street, topped by a "Miracle Star of Faith," visible from the
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.


History


Theater

Loew's 175th Street Theatre was built as one of the
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, the company's five extravagant and spacious flagships throughout the New York City area. The other four theaters are Loew's Jersey in
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(1929), both now used as performing arts centers; and Loew's Paradise in
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(1929) and Loew's Valencia in
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(1929), both now used as churches. All five theaters featured identical "Wonder Morton"
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s manufactured by the
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of
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. Each organ featured a four-manual console and 23 ranks of pipes. The organ in the United Palace was restored c.1970 after almost 25 years of disuse, and was utilized by the church in its services. It remains in the theater but is not currently functioning due to water damage. Events featuring "Live Organ" accompaniment used an electronic organ. In October 2016 the New York Theater Organ Society began restoration of the organ but its progress was last updated in 2018. Loew's 175th Street Theatre seated over 3,400 people and opened on February 22, 1930. The first program included the
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film ''
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''. starring
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, and ''Pearls'', a live musical stage revue starring vaudevillians Shaw and Lee (Al Shaw and Sam Lee). Hollywood stars who appeared at the theatre to host films included
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, and
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and
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. Loew's closed the theater in March 1969, 39 years after it opened, with a showing of '' 2001: A Space Odyssey''.


Church

In 1969, as the era of grand movie palaces was coming to an end, the theatre was purchased by the United Christian Evangelistic Association, headed by
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Rev. Ike, who renamed the building the United Palace. The
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(LPC) considered designating the theater as a landmark in 1970. However, United Palace objected to the proposal, and the landmark status was not enacted at that time. The church has since become an all-inclusive,
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spiritual arts community. In 2017, the Eikerenkoetter family "retired from all nited Palaceand nited Palace of Cultural Artsoperations". As of 2018, the church is named the United Palace of Spiritual Arts.


Classic cinema and live performance venue

Musical performers since 2007 include
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appeared at the theater conducting the
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. The following year, a performance of
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'' was given as part of the celebration of the 90th anniversary of that composer's birth. In addition, recitals, classes and lectures have also been presented at the theatre. The non-profit United Palace of Cultural Arts (UPCA) was founded by Reverend Ike's son Xavier Eikerenkoetter in 2012 and functions as a community arts center. UPCA currently works to produce performances for youth arts organizations through grants and fundraisers. In 2013, local benefactor
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launched successful campaigns to raise money for a new 52-foot screen and digital projection system in the theatre. The monthly film series that followed pairs classic titles with live pre-show entertainment, in an effort to "reinvent going to the movies" as audiences experienced in the golden age of Hollywood. The first film presented in the new format was the 1941
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. In late 2015, the LPC hosted a public hearing on whether to designate the United Palace as a city landmark. This was part of a review of 95 listings that had been calendared by the LPC for several decades but never approved as city landmarks. The building was designated a
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on December 13, 2016. The church opposed the landmark designation citing the added cost and time to do any work on the building, use restrictions, and their fifty-year history of preserving the theater entirely with private funds. The church attempted to have the designation overturned but later withdrew their objections. On April 7, 2019, the United Palace of Spiritual Arts celebrated its 50th anniversary in the venue with a special screening of the sci-fi classic '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (the last movie shown at Loew's 175th before it closed as a commercial movie house in 1969).


Film and TV shoot location

The United Palace has served as a location in film and television, including the NBC TV series '' Smash'', the Netflix series ''
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''. On December 13, 2022, it was announced that the United Palace would be the venue for the
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, which is scheduled for June 11, 2023.


Gallery

File:2014 United Palace Broadway facade from corner.jpg, The corner of Broadway and West 175th Street File:2014 United Palace sign.jpg, The vertical sign File:2014 United Palace dome from Wadsworth Avenue.jpg, The building's dome at the corner of Wadsworth Avenue and West 176th Street, featuring the "Miracle Star of Faith" File:2014 United Palace lobby column detail.jpg, The base of a column in the lobby File:2014 United Palace main staircase column.jpg, A column on the main staircase to the mezzanine File:2014 United Palace mezzanine column.jpg, The base of a column in the mezzanine File:2014 United Palace mezzanine wall detail.jpg, A detail from a mezzanine wall


See also

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List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan above 110th Street The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), formed in 1965, is the New York City governmental commission that administers the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. Since its founding, it has designated over a thousand landmarks, clas ...


References


External links

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Video profile of the United Palace Theater

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