Jamaica in Queens in Queens County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Valencia Theater

Designated Landmark, New York City

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2024

1. Valencia Theater Marker

Inscription. Designed by theater architect John Eberson and opened in 1929, the former Loew's Valencia Theater is the largest and most famous remaining movie palace building in Queens. The Valencia was the first of five "Wonder Theaters" built for Loew's New York chain of movie theaters. Eberson created an extravagantly ornamented brick and terra cotta facade using elements from Spanish and Mexican architecture of the Baroque period. Since 1977, this building has serve as the church sanctuary for the Tabernacle of Prayer for All People.

Erected 2000 by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 40° 42.344′ N, 73° 47.674′ W. Marker is in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It is in Jamaica. It is on Jamaica Avenue west of Merrick Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16-509 Jamaica Avenue,

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Jamaica NY 11432, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jamaica Center Sidewalk Clock (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Stone Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); La Casina Building (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Monica's Catholic Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Prospect Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Prospect Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grace Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church and Graveyard (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Queens.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Jamaica Center Sidewalk Clock (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2024

2. Valencia Theater Marker

with another marker now near it).

Additional keywords. Oneness Pentecostal Movement

The Historic Valencia Theater image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2024

3. The Historic Valencia Theater

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 16, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.