Strand Theatre
28 E. Winter Street,
Delaware,
OH
43015
28 E. Winter Street,
Delaware,
OH
43015
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New screen coming next week!
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.
It looks like efforts are underway to give this theater another makeover: View link
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.
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.
1982 photo of the Strand Theatre.
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another 1982 photo of the Strand Theatre.
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A nice 2008 photo can be seen here.
A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 750 style “D” was installed in the Strand Theater on 12/13/1923.
The Strand was part of the Schine Circuit in the early sixties.
This is a recent photo of the Strand marquee.
Here is a photo of the Strand theater.
Here is the official website:
www.thestrandtheatre.net
I had the privilege of working with the previous owners of the Strand and having met Kara I am confident that it will continue be be an excellent theater.
Earl W. Haug