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| Address | 2417 Grand Concourse The Bronx, New York City United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′37″N 73°53′54″W / 40.860337°N 73.89842°W |
| Owner | First Paradise Theaters Corp.[1] |
| Operator | World Changers Church International New York |
| Type | Atmospheric theatre |
| Capacity | 3,885[2] |
| Current use | Church |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 7, 1929 |
| Rebuilt | 1973, 1975, 1981, 2000, 2005, 2009 |
| Years active | 1929-1994, 2005-2020 |
| Architect | John Eberson |
The Paradise Theater, formerly Loew's Paradise Theatre, is a movie palace-type theater located at 2417 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York. Constructed in 1929 at the height of grand movie theaters, in the later 20th century the building was used also for live entertainment. It was leased in 2012 for use by the World Changers Church International New York for founding a local congregation.[3]
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- ^ Beekman, Daniel (December 2, 2012). "Bronx Iconic Paradise Theater on Grand Concourse set to begin next act as megachurch of Creflo Dollar". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 27, 2014.