RKO Palace Theatre
41 S. Main Street,
Akron,
OH
44308
41 S. Main Street,
Akron,
OH
44308
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The Keith-Albee Palace at 41 S. Main Street was opened on April 26, 1926, as a theater for both movies and vaudeville. The building was built by the Polsky’s (of Polsky’s Department Store) and run by the Keith-Albee circuit. It closed in 1966 and was demolished in 1970, and the property is currently owned by the Akron-Summit County Public Library.
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2,100 seats, according to the 1944 Film Daily Year Book.
It’s amazing to learn that all of the RKO Palace Theatres listed on CT are all “closed/demolished”. Such a shame.
Here is a vintage photo of the Keith Albee Palace Theater.
I was in the theatre once – very nice but fairly plain. The auditorium with another entrance was on the next next street over and ran parallel to the street. The Main St. entrance was quite long and narrow to reach the 200 or so feet to the auditorium.
1968 photo of the Palace Theater.
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Advertised as the RKO Keith Palace in this June 1931 ad.
This is an October 1930 ad.
The Keith-Albee Palace Theatre was designed by Rapp and Rapp.
Patsy (re your comment of 3/3/06), the RKO Palace in Columbus, Ohio, is alive and well (though no longer showing movies)