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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Ohio » Upper Arlington » Loew's Arlington

Loew's Arlington

Upper Arlington, OH
1800 West Henderson Road
, Upper Arlington, OH, United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Twin
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1200
Chain: Loews
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Located in the affluent Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington, this theatre opened around Christmas of 1966. The chain also opened Loew's Morse Road in Columbus at the same time.

Loew's was so proud of this theatre that they featured it in their 1966 annual report:

"The accent is on luxury, comfort, color and modernity in all of Loew's new Theatres. Each provides acres of free parking, rocking-chair seats, giant 60~foot screen, stereo sound, all-weather air conditioning, art gallery and attractive concession services.

"Each new Loew's Theatre features an art gallery, in which the works of outstanding local artists are displayed. These galleries attract great interest."

Originally a 1200-seat single screen, Loew's Arlington was later twinned.

In January 1990, the Upper Arlington zoning board approved construction of an addition containing a third screen, but I don't know if it was ever built. On March 3, 1993, a Columbus Dispatch article reported that the theatre was demolished in order to build a Sears Hardware store, which still stands on this site.
Contributed by Ron Newman

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Here's a link to Loew's 1966 annual report, which contained a picture of the theatre exterior and the text that I quoted above. Loew's Arlington and Loew's Morse Road are also mentioned in the company's 1967 annual report.
posted by Ron Newman on Aug 16, 2005 at 3:25am
1987 photo of the Loew's Arlington Theatre.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c35%2c3%2c-1&catpageindex=18&catpagesize=25&ProductID=31925
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 26, 2009 at 3:21pm
Nice photo Chuck 1231.
posted by tlsloews on Feb 17, 2010 at 1:11pm
Loew's Arlington was not located in Upper Arlington. It was located in the City of Columbus. Annexation maps from uarchives.org show the Arlington city limits ending on the south side of Henderson Road. The north side of Henderson, including the shopping center with the theatre, is actually in Columbus. These boundaries still exist today.
posted by MarkL on Feb 17, 2010 at 2:28pm
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