Palace Theatre
16 E. Sixth Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
16 E. Sixth Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
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Opened on December 6, 1919 as the Palace Theatre, B.F. Keith founded this theater as part of his circuit and it remained a vaudeville house until 1928 when it switched over to movies. The Palace Theatre was also known as the RKO International 70 and the International Movie House and later became a venue for stage shows, concerts, and Broadway musicals.
The Palace Theater was demolished in 1982 and a large office building was erected on the site.
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Anna Horton, Ray Martinez, Tony Rutherford
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I have one fairly decent photo of the Palace. Email me at and I will attach it to a reply.
Here is a 1930 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/qp8rp
Great photo, tinyurl. Never saw that one before. Looks like the mid-30s by the cars on the street.
It’s too bad the library put their logo on top of the marquee, though.
The Palace Th. Cincinnati,Ohio held the world premiere of the 1943 re-make of ,“Phantom Of The Opera”,starring Claude Rains, the original ,“Phantom”,was a silent starring Lon Chaney from 1925. Why our Palace was chosen for the opening is anybodys guess.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980
Palace Theatre (added 1980 – Building – #80004067)
12 E. 6th St., Cincinnati
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Performing Arts
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Business, Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Theater
A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 214 style 210 was installed in the Palace Theater on 3/29/1919.
Feb. 1982 photo of the Palace Theatre. Must have been demolished after Feb.
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Another Feb 1982 photo of the Palace Theatre.
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Naming the Theater the Palace was a tip of the hat to The Palace Hotel from the 1880’s which still exists today, but is renamed the Cincinnatian Hotel, a most posh place to stay as evidenced by the many national personalaties who stay there.
I purchased and removed the above mentioned WurliTzer organ from this Palace Theater, along with several others of note, and took it to Louisville, KY. If anyone would like to hear more about it, feel free to e.mail me at