Valley Theater

7617 Reading Road,
Cincinnati, OH 45237

Unfavorite 1 person favorited this theater

Valley Theatre exterior

Viewing: Photo | Street View

A late Streamline Moderne theater anchored to a sixteen store, ten office shopping complex on a seven acre site with parking for 500 cars. It was the largest suburban theater in the area except for the Paramount Theater in Peebles Corner. All seating was located on a single floor.

The Valley Theater had an organist named Johanna Gross, of “Moon River” radio fame and RKO Albee Theater reknown to play the Valley Theater organ. The entrance featured a 71 foot pylon in aluminum with an enormous film reel perched at its top to suck the customers in visually.

Contributed by hank sykes

Recent comments (view all 16 comments)

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on March 3, 2010 at 3:56 pm

On August 9 1974 the VALLEY Cinema was playing “THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT” rated G. Matinees Daily .with no passes.They even ran a midnight how on this movie. It was run by MID STATES CINEMAS.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on March 3, 2010 at 6:44 pm

Showed THAT ENTERTAINMENT at the LOEWS CRESCENT did not do much business I believe it ran 2 weeks.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on March 3, 2010 at 6:48 pm

BTW Mike, your really into OHIO theatres now,what did you do find a new book?

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on March 4, 2010 at 8:19 pm

I somehow saved a CINCINNATI paper because of all the theatre ads YOU DON’T SEE ANYMORE! I know its strange to save a old paper.

JenniWiethe
JenniWiethe on September 26, 2010 at 7:27 pm

I would love to have more information on the history or any memories people may have of this or my grandfather’s other theaters! Jenni Wiethe Cornell

chader
chader on September 28, 2010 at 4:49 pm

Hi, I remember Mr. Wiethe, along with Lou Jr. and Ed Wiethe very well.

JenniWiethe
JenniWiethe on September 28, 2010 at 6:42 pm

Did Lou Jr work at the theater? I taped my grandfather telling some of his life, but he got too emotional and didn’t want to go on. Can I ask you about him sometime? Are you in Cincinnati?

hanksykes
hanksykes on November 19, 2010 at 2:32 pm

Hello Jenni Wiethe I just found your Sept. 2010 blog, you can reach me at I don’t know how much I can tell you except that I attended a screening of “My Fair Lady” in the 1970’s at the Valley.

hanksykes
hanksykes on March 21, 2011 at 5:44 pm

Louis Weithe choose the uniform colors of kelly green,gray,and yellow for his ushering staff at the Valley Theater when it opened.

hanksykes
hanksykes on April 12, 2011 at 1:58 pm

The theater is Celeberties Banquet Rooms according to the City Directory of 2010.

You must login before making a comment.

New Comment

Subscribe Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater