Edit Loew’s Paradise Theatre

Address 2417 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, United States of America, 10468 Starting Address:

A registered New York City landmark, the Paradise Theater is one of the last surviving examples of the “Atmospheric” style made famous by architect John Eberson in the 1920s. Decorated to resemble a baroque Italian garden, complete with trees, birds and a curtain resembling a garden gate, the ceiling is painted with clouds and stars. Most other examples of this style have been demolished, making this theater in the Bronx a unique gem. Opened in 1929 with a screening of “The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu” the Paradise Theater was the scene of many social events of the Jewish community over the years. Down the street from the Paradise Theater, Krum’s Ice Cream Parlor was the place to enjoy a soda, sundae or a cone. For hundreds of Jewish kids, a movie at the Paradise and an ice cream at Krum’s was a coming of age ritual never to be forgotten.