Raintree Cinemas
2438 E. Dublin-Granville Road,
Columbus,
OH
43229
2438 E. Dublin-Granville Road,
Columbus,
OH
43229
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Built in Northeast Columbus by owner Glenn Ackerman in 1974, this theater was Columbus' premier theater touting the only private screening room with private entrance, wet bar, Dolby stereo/surround sound, privacy glass and twelve luxury rocker/swivel seats. The theater was closed temporarily in January 1978 and was reopened in February 1978 under new ownership.
In 1988, the theater transferred hands again and was a ‘beer and movie’ house until permanently closing it’s doors in 1997. In 1998 a fire in the 500 seat auditorium (set by vagrants using the theater as a shelter) and the theater was razed in 1999 to make way for a Suburban Lodge Hotel.
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To bprince,
It’s uncanny that the same day I was seeking to locate Glenn Ackerman, the owner of the now closed Raintree Cinema, you posted (7/16). I was directed to this Cinema Treasures site and read what you had to say of the theater. Do you know Glenn Ackerman or know of him and how I can locate him? I was one of the “actors” in a skateboard documentary Glenn made while he was a student at Ohio State. Portions of the documentary were aired on WOSU-TV in the late 60’s or early 70’s. I’m working with some of the staff there to locate Glenn as well. Glenn knows me by my maiden name “Angel”. Do hope you or anyone is able to help!
I haven’t had contact with Glenn since 1994. At any rate, I think he was either in Gahanna or Westerville…..
Sorry I am not much help….Maybe you could contact the OSU Alumni Association?
To the good old days of the cinema!
to bprince
Bummer that you haven’t talked to him in 13 years. I did try the Alumni Association, Department of Photography and the OSU archives for the documentary but came up with nothing. I’ll try the Alumni Association for Glenn as an alumnus. Thanks for the suggestion. I have tried phone listings in Westerville and Columbus but nothing. When I did a name search, I saw a Scott and Jennifer listed as relatives, but no phone numbers. I’ll also check with the city offices or post office in Westerville.
Good luck…I hope you find him.
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I found Glenn! A mutual friend from Australia (formerly from Ohio) found an address and phone number in his online search for Glenn Ackerman. I called the number and left a message. Glenn returned the call. It was absolutely GREAT talking with him after 39 years! He has the skateboard film. He is in Westerville; I am in New York. Hopefully, we will be able to get together before too much time passes. JAngel
Raintree was fairly nice when I went there in late 80s I believe.
I was involved in the original projection & sound equipment installation consisting of 3 sets of dual projector “Ballantyne Pro35 VIP’s with 6000' Magazines. Cinema 1 was equiped with 35mm magnetic sound. Cinema 2&3 were Ballantyne Tube Mono Pat 50’s
I was again involved in adding “DOLBY” CP-50 processors to the existing stereo system also including CAT 160 Card with the addition of the “KINTEK KT-90 Subwoofer! Additional "DOLBY” systems were added under new ownership.
Does anyone have any pictures of this theater? I can’t help but feel like I missed out on a great theater.
What I remember about Raintree is that Star Wars ran there for a long, long time. Not quite as long as Rocky Horror ran at Graceland, but it was a very long time!