Redmoor Event Center
3187 Linwood Avenue,
Cincinnati,
OH
45208
3187 Linwood Avenue,
Cincinnati,
OH
45208
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The Mount Lookout Theatre was opened with a seating capacity for 750. It was operated for many years by Cline family.
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Peter Huffman
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Today this former cinema is a restaurant nightclub with dance floor and a band called Jaspers Feb.1,08.The seats have been removed ,but the stage still remains intact.
A current ad in the CityBeat newspaper states that the former,“Jaspers”,venue has become,“Redmoor”, which features jazz,rock.private parties,banquets,soul,and many other choices. Thus ,the former Mt. Lookout Cinema still lives as an entertainment hub.
This is the website for the current occupant:
http://www.theredmoor.com/
A photo of the Mt. Lookout Theatre appears at lower right of this page in Boxoffice, February 21, 1941. The caption attributes the design of the theater to Cincinnati architects S.S. and George Godley. If correct, this is interesting information, especially in light of hank.sykes' revelation of the involvement of the F&Y company in the project.
The photo in Boxoffice shows a moderne building similar to other theaters built by F&Y during this period. I’ve never been able to find the name of an architect associated with F&Y, though it was certainly a design/build company. The Y in the company name is for Leo Yassenoff, and I’ve always heard that the F was supposed to be the initial of the architect, but now I’m wondering if the Godleys might have regularly done designs for F&Y?
Samuel Godley died in 1941 (on November 2, his 83rd birthday) and was known primarily for his residential designs, but did do a number of larger projects. His biography in the Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects doesn’t mention any theaters. His son George Godley doesn’t have an entry in the Dictionary.
Great photos on that page from 1941, Joe. Thanks.
I noticed a photo of the BELLE MEADE THEATRE in Nashville, Tennessee in that 1941 Boxoffice.
Mt.LOOKOUT August 9.1974 NOW SHOWING Jon Voight in “CONRACK” rated PG played at 7:00 and 9:00 pm. it was listed under the NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRES LOGO.
Joe Vogel thanks for the great looks at Box Office Mt.Lookout Th.I’m sure you are familiar with Theater Catalogue as well.
2009 photo of the former Mount Lookout Cinema Grill, now the Redmoor.
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Described in this 1940 trade article: Boxoffice