Studio Theater

1347 Central Avenue,
Middletown, OH 45044

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on March 2, 2015 at 11:49 pm

The Strand Theatre that opened in 1929 was actually the second Strand Theatre at this address. The first was a smaller theater that opened on March 12, 1922. Here is a drawing of the first Strand.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 10, 2015 at 5:29 am

Here is a 1994 photo of the Studio Theatre. The same year, this photo was made, showing the stage house.

A couple of web sites say that the reason the Studio didn’t get demolished in 2009 was because the city, which owns the building, couldn’t afford the expense. A lot of cities can’t afford to restore old theaters, but Middletown can’t even afford to knock one down.

rivest266
rivest266 on January 16, 2014 at 6:30 pm

Still standing according to the May 2013 pass by the Googlemobile.

inkaelin
inkaelin on July 24, 2010 at 5:34 pm

The National Trust also mentions the potential demo here:

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vistavision
vistavision on November 7, 2009 at 11:35 pm

Photo from 2009: View link

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on October 18, 2009 at 5:04 pm

This article about the impending demolition includes some history and two pictures:
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