A movie palace's second actSourced
An ornate theater
changed hands for $1.
After New York's Valencia Theatre closed in 1977, its owner donated the building to a congregation for a nominal $1. The new occupants spent about $250,000 renovating it.
The purchase was cheap.
The revival took work.
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