One of the metropolitan area's five "Wonder Theatres" opened by Loew's in 1929-30, the Kings went out of business in 1977 and had been deteriorating for years (interior, exterior) before its recent renovation. It had its grand reopening a few months after I walked by.
Check out these spectacular shots of the restored interior, and scroll down a bit in this NY Times article to view a set of gorgeous 360-degree panoramas, one from each of the five Wonder Theatres.
Day 1040
The Kings Theatre
November 4th, 2014
It is wonderful to see when such buildings are restored.
Spectacular is indeed the word here. :-)
Far too many have not been so lucky.
These are parts of history, and should be respected.