Urbana Cinema 2
216 S. Main Street,
Urbana,
OH
43078
216 S. Main Street,
Urbana,
OH
43078
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really what I meant was new Marquee letters.
According to Philip Chakeres, President, the theatre is closed while some exterior repairs are being undertaken, new seats are being installed, etc.
According to the Chakeres Theaters website, this theater is closed.
Thanks Chuck!
I’ll see if I can locate a night shot.
I would also bet that at night that marquee really lights up Main St.
Jack, I have to agree with you, when you look at the marquee it is rather impressive for a small town. A lot of lights, neon and great color.
Here are some more photos of the Cinema.
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Well actually the marquee looks better (pretty cool actually) in person.
What to me is amazing is that a comparatively small town like Urbana, Ohio still has an operating movie theatre. The Urbana Twin has a very classy lobby with crystal chandeliers. I still like driving through a small town and find an OPEN theatre that is still close to the way it was in past years. If the predictions of people like Mark Lipsky (CT news item for Saturday 8/14/10) are correct, in short order there won’t be many theatres for us to see anywhere except our memories.
Pity they couldn’t invest in new marquee.Looks like a Drive-in.
March 2008 photo of the Urbana Cinema courtesy Dania Hurley
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A 2009 close-up photo is here.
1986 photo of the Urbana Cinema.
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1981 photo of the Urbana Cinema
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1985 Night photo of the Urbana Cinema
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Here is another photo.
This is the Urbana Twin Cinema at night.
A 2004 photo can be seen here.
Here is a more recent photo.
This is a nice photo of the Urbana Cinema 2 and here is a close-up of the marquee.
Here is a recent photo of the Urbana Cinema 2.
In late 2004 Chakeres started playing first run films at Urbana (and Kettering) again.
The website for the Chakeres Theatres chain is:
http://www.chakerestheatres.com
The Gloria is owned by Chakeres Theatres a Springfield,Ohio theatre chain.The Gloria is now a sub-run movie house known as Urbana Twin Cinemas.