Loew's Jersey Theatre

About

The Loew's Jersey Theatre is a cinema and performance venue at 54 Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Designed by Rapp and Rapp as a movie palace, it opened on September 28, 1929, as one of five Loew's Wonder Theatres in the New York City area. Owned by the government of Jersey City, the Loew's Jersey has been operated by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) since 2021. It is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.

The Loew's Jersey occupies an irregular site and is divided into two sections: the lobby and the auditorium. The lobby section has an elaborate terracotta facade with a marquee, a mechanical Seth Thomas clock, and a sculpture of Saint George fighting a fire-breathing dragon. The entrance leads to a vestibule and a lobby with high ceilings, in addition to several foyers and lounges. The auditorium has at least 3,021 seats on two levels, with an elaborately decorated proscenium arch, walls, and ceilings. Like the other Wonder Theaters, the Loew's Jersey featured a theater pipe organ manufactured by the Robert Morton Organ Company; the current organ was taken from the Paradise Theater in the Bronx, New York.