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Amusements and ThrillsApril 6, 2021
The Paris Theater, as glamorous and as eccentric as any film it's ever played, has the benefit of having the Plaza Hotel and Central Park to ensure it never goes out of style. But the history of this romantic and occasionally radical movie house,…
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