Loew's Jersey Theatre reopened after a $130 million restoration
The 1929 Wonder Theatre, kept from demolition by 20 years of volunteer work, is open again as a performance and community venue.
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Loew's Jersey Theatre in Jersey City has reopened after a $130 million restoration, ABC7 New York reported. The 1929 building, known as a Wonder Theatre, had been kept from demolition by 20 years of volunteer work. It is open again as a place for performances and for community use. The dollar figure is the cost of the restoration. The two decades are the volunteer effort that stood between the theatre and the wrecking ball before that work was done.
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Loew's Jersey Theatre in Jersey City opened again after a $130 million restoration, ABC7 New York reported. The building dates to 1929 and was known as a Wonder Theatre. Volunteers spent 20 years keeping it from being torn down. It is back as a place for performances and for the community. The restoration is the construction that brought the old theatre back into use. The volunteer years are what stood between the building and demolition.
- Why would volunteers spend 20 years on a building that was not open?
- What can a theatre be used for besides a movie?
- How is restoring an old building different from building a new one?
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