Paris Art Theatre
3153 West 25th Street,
Cleveland,
OH
44109
3153 West 25th Street,
Cleveland,
OH
44109
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Hello,
I am working on a project to document the history of the adult theatre in the US. If anyone has any memories of this theatre (especially if you worked there) please contact me at
Thanks!
I was a patron from the beaver loops of the late 60’s to the porn of the early 70’s through the 90’s. It turned into a gay hook up spot in its later years, but for some of us, it was more than that. It was the sexual revolution projected on the big screen. Things we never imagined we’d see in a theatre. Nowadays, porn sites are just a click away. But back in the day, you would have to drive for miles to get the same kick. RIP Paris Art Theatre.
2008 photo of the former Paris Art/Southern Theatre.
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2009 photo of the Paris Art/Southern Theatre.
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Does not look to contemporary now ken mc.Art for Arts sake.
There are some contemporary photos on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/yce66rr
Here is a 1974 ad.
This is the 1974 photo.
1974 photo of the Paris Art Theatre.
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1982 night photo of the Paris Art Theatre.
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1982 photo of the Paris Art Theatre
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This theatre building is still vacant and boarded up…apparently the Clark-Metro community group wanted to fix up the building in hopes of showing general-audience films there again, as well as hold other community gatherings, but nothing has happened in the past few years.
The local group that now owned it after it closed was trying to find funding to make it into a community center. I haven’t been back in town in a long time, so I don’t know what the current status is.
The seating capacity of the Southern Theatre is given as 700 in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook.