Strand Theatre
28 E. Winter Street,
Delaware,
OH
43015
28 E. Winter Street,
Delaware,
OH
43015
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The Strand Theatre was opened in 1916 and has been in continuous operation ever since. By showing a mix of first-run, foreign and art films, the success of the Strand Theatre will continue for another 86 years.
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This is a recent photo of the Strand marquee.
The Strand was part of the Schine Circuit in the early sixties.
A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 750 style “D” was installed in the Strand Theater on 12/13/1923.
A nice 2008 photo can be seen here.
1982 photo of the Strand Theatre.
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another 1982 photo of the Strand Theatre.
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Hmmm, I don’t think the Strand could have been Art Deco/Moderne when it opened in 1916, since what would later come to be called Art Deco didn’t develop until the 20’s.
It would be interesting to find a photo of the interior from that period. The exterior of the building has the feel of Federalist style, but interior may have been Art Nouveau, which is sometimes confused with Art Deco.
They must have remodeled the front of the theatre after 1982 since the box office is no longer outside and the marquee has had a face lift since then.
It looks like efforts are underway to give this theater another makeover: View link
The official web site of the Strand Theatre has moved to this URL.
Delaware (where, incidentally, director Vincente Minnelli was born in 1903) has always been a small town, and the Strand has probably been its only large theater. Thus, the item headed “Fine New House at Delaware, O.” in the January 8, 1916, issue of The Moving Picture World must have been about the Strand. The item said the new theater was under construction and was expected to open about April 1 (the Strand’s official web site says it actually opened on April 10.) The Strand Theatre was designed by Columbus architect Fred W. Elliot.
New screen coming next week!