Parsons Theatre
1291 S. Parsons Avenue,
Columbus,
OH
43215
1291 S. Parsons Avenue,
Columbus,
OH
43215
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In the late-1950’s the Parsons Theatre was one of many screens in Columbus, Ohio. Owned and operated by Rowlands Theatres. F.W.Rowlands, president and film buyer.
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The X-rated ads I remember seeing in the Dispatch and C-J were for the Little Art, New Paris, Livingston Art, Adult Theatre (yep, that was its name), Garden, Bexley, and World. All of these are listed here except for the Little Art, which was on North High Street. Can you add it?
The Little Art and the New Paris ran similar-looking ads, with the same movies moving over from one house to the other after a week.
You can also include the Airport Drive-In, the North High Drive-In and the Hudson, which ran “selected films for the liberated adult male audience”. The “Adult Theatre” was previously the Markham. There may have been others, but I haven’t found them yet.
We don’t have a listing for the Airport Drive-In either. Can you add that one as well?
I added a page here for the Little Art Theatre.
Open ~1935-~____? Anyone care to verify the exact dates?
Need more info of the early years and photos.
Where did you find the 1935 date?
Ron, That is the date listed on the Rivest Site.
What is a ‘Rivest Site’ ?
Rivest’s ultimate list of movie theatres. It’s a useful resource for some purposes, but has only limited information about most of the theaters, and a lot of tentative surmises (usually followed by question marks.)
If anyone has any stories about going to/ working at this threatre in its adult days, I would love to hear them. I am chronicling the histories of adult theatres in the US. Please contact me at Thanks!