Rock Theater
139 W. Liberty Street,
Medina,
OH
44256
139 W. Liberty Street,
Medina,
OH
44256
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The Medina Theater was a 1937 conversion of the Masonic Temple. It had a seating capacity of 870 and was operated by the Schine Circuit. From 1972 it was twinned and known as the Medina Twin Theater, it closed in April of 2000.
It was purchased in 2003 and renovated and was known as the the Rose Theater. Used for live concerts and movies it was closed in around 2007 and became the Rock Theater, which closed in 2008.
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This website has some history and photos of the Rose Theater.
This theater was called the Medina Twin theater. It was originally one screen and the length of the theater was divided in half to create two screens. The Rose Theater has since closed andit became he Rock Theater, hosting rock band concerts. That has since closed and the theater is now vacant. I was in it last week. One theater is still all original including projectors, an the other theater is gutted and painted all black featuring a stage for bands.
Here is the Rock Theater website. According to their website, they are closed.
The Rock Theater website is now defunct.
I’ll alert the media.
Undated photo of the Medina Theatre.
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1982 photo of the Medina Theatre.
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1982 another night photo of the Medina Theatre.
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1984 photo of the Medina Theatre.
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Another 1984 photo of the Medina Theatre.
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Looks like sometime between 1982 and 1984 the theatre was twinned.
Shouldn’t the header say twin? One of its aka were Medina Twin.
It was a twin at one time so I guess that screens should be two. The architect was George H. Burrows.
Medina Masonic Temple and Medina Theater (added 2002 – Building – #02001210)
120 N. Elmwood Ave. and 139 W. Liberty St., Medina
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Ridley and Glazier, Burrows, George Howard
Architectural Style: Classical Revival
Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function: Meeting Hall, Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function: Meeting Hall, Theater
Ridley & Glazier were the architects of the original 1925 Masonic Temple building, but according to the Medina Masonic Temple Company web site, the theater project of 1937 was the work of architect George Howard Burrows.
More than half the theater’s footprint is in this annex, including the stage house, but the rear portion of the theater is in the original 1925 building. The entrance is in a structure also added onto the south side of the Temple as part of the 1937 project.
The modifications converting the house to a two-screen theater were done in 1972.