Paramount Theatre, Movie theater and music venue in Asbury Park, United States.
The Paramount Theatre is a movie theater and music venue on the Asbury Park Boardwalk, with around 1,600 seats. The interior features gold, black, and purple tones with a large rosette pattern on the ceiling, and the building connects directly to Convention Hall through an enclosed arcade passage.
The theater was designed in 1927 by Warren and Wetmore after residents voted in favor of a new convention complex. From the start, it was planned as part of a larger gathering space alongside what would become Convention Hall.
Every September, the Greek Orthodox community gathers at the theater to hold liturgical services and retrieve a cross thrown into the ocean. This yearly event ties the venue to a living religious tradition that locals have observed for generations.
The venue is on Ocean Avenue along the Asbury Park Boardwalk and easy to find from the beach. In bad weather, the covered arcade connecting to Convention Hall offers a sheltered way to move between the two buildings.
Walter Reade first opposed the theater's construction but later secured film distribution rights and negotiated the naming rights with Paramount Pictures. This shift from early opponent to key commercial partner is one of the lesser-told chapters in the building's history.
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