Liberty Theater
Superior Avenue & East 105th Street,
Cleveland,
OH
44108
Superior Avenue & East 105th Street,
Cleveland,
OH
44108
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The Liberty Theater dates back to at least 1929 when a Wurlitzer organ was installed. The Liberty Theater is still listed in the 1955 Film Daily Yearbook.
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Here are some 1971 photos:
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This is a 1962 night photo.
Loew’s opened it on August 28th, 1919.
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My brothers and I went to this the Liberty Theater almost very weekend during the 50’s. Admission waes 20 cents! We would always sit up front with our popcorn, Milk Duds and a pop.
The opening ad rivest266 linked to shows that the Liberty Theatre was in operation in 1919, but it was probably the same house that was mentioned in the July 15, 1916, issue of The Moving Picture World, which mentions the “…Liberty Theater… built a year ago, and seating 1,500.”
I’ve been unable to find any references to any other Cleveland house called the Liberty during this period, so this one must have been the one that opened in 1915, and must have been one of the several existing Cleveland houses that Loew’s took over in 1919.
I’ve also found a few references from 1916 to a house called the Manhattan Theatre located at Superior Avenue and 105th Street. One reference indicates that the Manhattan Theatre was valued at $65,000, so it must have been a fairly large house. It’s hard to believe that this now rather forlorn intersection once hosted two big theaters.