Providence Performing Arts Center

Loew's State Theatre
Location Providence, Rhode Island
Built 1928
Architect Rapp & Rapp
Architectural style No Style Listed
NRHP Reference # 77000027[1]
Added to NRHP August 19, 1977

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) (formerly Loew's State Theatre and Palace Concert Theater) is a multi-use theater located at 220 Weybosset Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The building was a Loew's State Movie Palace and opened in 1928. PPAC contains over 3000 seats and hosts touring Broadway shows, concerts, plays and films.[2][3][4][5]

The theater was built in 1928 by Rapp and Rapp and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as Loew's State Theatre.[1] It was the site of a number of notable movie premieres, including the first 3-D feature film, Bwana Devil.

Between 1972 and 1975 the building was known as the Palace Concert Theater, which was used extensively for rock concerts.[6]

The theater was almost torn down in the late 1970s. But it survived and, beginning in 1999 was extensively remodeled and largely restored to its original 1928 opulence. PPAC now anchors the Providence arts and entertainment district.

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  1. 1 2 Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ the Providence Journal: A&E, Things to do: Mary Poppins, Burn the Floor, Bring it on
  3. ↑ the Providence Journal: A&E, Things to do: The Adams Family
  4. ↑ the Providence Journal: A&E, Things to do: Chris Botti performs at Providence Performing Arts Center
  5. ↑ University of Massachusetts Come Fly Away with UMass Dartmouth at the Providence Performing Arts Center
  6. ↑ "Loews Palace". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

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Coordinates: 41°49′17″N 71°24′45″W / 41.82139°N 71.41250°W / 41.82139; -71.41250

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