Loew's Jersey Theatre, Jersey City

Name: Loew's Jersey Theatre
Address: Jersey City, United States
Telephone: +1 201-798-6055

#14 among attractions in Jersey City

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Facts and practical information

The Loew's Jersey Theatre is a movie palace type theater and live entertainment venue located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Opened in 1929, it was one of the five Loew's Wonder Theatres, a series of flagship Loew's movie palaces in the New York City area. It was designed by the architectural firm of Rapp and Rapp in a Baroque/Rococo style. Tri-plexed in 1974, and then closed in 1986, it was dark for years. It was purchased by the city in 1993 and been operated by a volunteer organisation, the Friends of the Loews, since that time. The theater was designated as a New Jersey Registered Historic Site in 2009. In a move opposed by Friends of the Loews, the city in June 2014, agreed to let AEG Live operate the venue. After going to court, the lease by Friends of the Loews remains in effect. In February 2021 it was announced that the theater would undergo an $72million restoration. expected to begin in 2022. ()

Capacity: 3021Coordinates: 40°43'56"N, 74°3'53"W

Address

Journal SquareJersey City United States

Contact

+1 201-798-6055

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Day trips

Loew's Jersey Theatre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: White Eagle Hall, Stanley Theater, Mana Contemporary, Grace Church Van Vorst.

0.8 miSE
Dancing, Nightlife
White Eagle Hall, Jersey City
22 min walk • White Eagle Hall is a music, theatre, and dining venue in a restored historic building in the Village neighborhood of Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, located on Newark Avenue. Originally built in 1910 as community center.
~640 ftNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Stanley Theater, Jersey City
4 min walk • The Stanley Theater at Kennedy Boulevard and Pavonia Avenue is near Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. The theater opened to the public on March 24, 1928.
0.4 miNW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City
10 min walk • Mana Contemporary is a cultural center in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States with affiliated centers in Chicago and Miami.
1.2 miSE
Church, Performing arts, Historical place
Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City
32 min walk • The Grace Church Van Vorst, is located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1979.
0.4 miE
Square
Journal Square, Jersey City
11 min walk • Journal Square is a business district, residential area, and transportation hub in Jersey City, New Jersey, which takes its name from the newspaper Jersey Journal whose headquarters were located there from 1911 to 2013.
0.6 miSE
Cemetery
Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery, Jersey City
16 min walk • Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was established in 1829 by the first cemetery company founded in the State of New Jersey and is the size of 6 acres. The cemetery is an early example of Garden Style landscape cemeteries.
~1980 ftS
Church
Old Bergen Church, Jersey City
10 min walk • The Old Bergen Church is a historic church congregation in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1660 in what was then the Dutch colony of New Netherland, it is the oldest continuous religious congregation in what is today the State of New Jersey.
~460 ftE
Skyscraper
1 Journal Square, Jersey City
3 min walk • 1 Journal Square is a skyscraper complex at Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey proposed by the Kushner Companies. The initial version consisted of two towers with roughly 3,000 residential units and 160,000 square feet if commercial space, but the project has been scaled back as of 2020.
~1120 ftS
Square
Bergen Square, Jersey City
6 min walk • Bergen Square, at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street in Jersey City, is in the southwestern part of the much larger Journal Square district.
0.7 miSW
40°43'30"N • 74°4'25"W
Friends of Boyd-McGuiness Park, Jersey City
18 min walk • Park
0.4 miE
Neo-renaissance architecture
Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City
11 min walk • The Hudson County Courthouse or Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Courthouse is located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The six-story structure was originally built between 1906 and 1910 at a cost of $3,328,016.56.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Loew's Jersey Theatre?

Nearby attractions include 1 Journal Square, Jersey City (3 min walk), 26 Journal Square, Jersey City (4 min walk), Bergen Square, Jersey City (6 min walk), Bergen Section, Jersey City (6 min walk).

How to get to Loew's Jersey Theatre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Loew's Jersey Theatre:

Metro

Journal Square Transportation Center • Lines: Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB, Nwk–Wtc (3 min walk)
Grove Street • Lines: Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB, Nwk–Wtc (38 min walk)

Bus

Journal Square Transportation Center • Lines: 10, 119, 125, 88, Ac30 (4 min walk)
Sip Avenue at Tonnelle Avenue • Lines: 10 (4 min walk)

Light rail

2nd Street • Lines: Hblr (34 min walk)