[8] Over 14,000 people jammed the building during its opening; they did not come to watch the film, but to see the theater's opulent chandeliers, marble columns, and detailed moldings on the walls.

[8] The theater was the site of a number of notable movie premieres, including the first 3-D feature film, Bwana Devil.

[citation needed] Between 1950 and 1972 the theater operated under the name Loew's Theatre and showed live concerts, rather than movies.

[8] In 1973-1974 alone, the Palace Concert Theater hosted the Bee Gees, The Kinks, The Doors, Lou Reed, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac, Queen and Aerosmith.

[8] In 1996, PPAC became the anchor of Cianci's Arts and Entertainment District, which offered tax breaks to attract artists to downtown.