Cleve Theater
1754 Cleveland Avenue,
Columbus,
OH
43211
1754 Cleveland Avenue,
Columbus,
OH
43211
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The Cleve Theatre opened in 1938, and closed in 1964.
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Contemporary newspaper listings show this theatre at 1750 Cleveland Avenue.
the cleve is now in contract by the pastor of the church next door. they want to make it a theater again. just a shell inside.
signs posted out front read “future site of the linden cleve theater”. also includes a picture of what it will look like.
There has been an attempt on the part of the Linden neighborhood to bring that area back to life. I wish them well on this project. It would really help things in that neighborhood. They have a lot of work ahead of them.
Thank you, retroguy, for checking in to that. I was wondering if that project was moving forward. It would take a lot of money to put that building back into running condition.
I was in the cleve today! looks like the church now owns it. new “linden cleve” sign replaces the for sale sign. inside is just brick and steel beems. It still has the projection room. you walk in the front door to lots of wood paneling. nothing left from its theater days.
Thanks for that information, Keith. Looks like they will have a LOT of work to do to bring that building back to any kind of use. County database doesn’t show any change in ownership yet. My records show that the CLEVE has been closed since 1964.
On Friday, August 26, 2011, WBNS-TV news reported on the church that is trying to recover the CLEVE. Their report says,
“The Cleve Movie Theater opened in 1938, and now a north Columbus pastor has an ambitious plan for the long-neglected building.
Larry Cochran said it will take about $1.5 million to transform the building into the new Linden Cleve Theater and Cultural Arts Extension Center, 10TV’s Jerry Revish reported on Friday.
The Cleve ran for 26 years before closing in 1964. Cochran said it is worth saving.
“It’s worth saving because of the community. We want to save our community,” Cochran said. “There’s nothing like this in this community. A venue where people can come and enjoy a play or a concert or any type of activity like that.”
Cochran said he envisions it as not just a place for viewing the performing acts, but also learning them. Fundraising for the project has already begun, Revish reported."
the cleves floor has been leveled from back to front of the building so there is a big difference in floor height about 20 feet from the front door.
The Cleve Theatre was designed by the F&Y Building Service, according to the latest version of the theater’s official web site.