Urbana Cinema 2

216 S. Main Street,
Urbana, OH 43078

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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on August 15, 2010 at 5:32 pm

really what I meant was new Marquee letters.

JackOberleitner
JackOberleitner on August 15, 2010 at 10:19 am

According to Philip Chakeres, President, the theatre is closed while some exterior repairs are being undertaken, new seats are being installed, etc.

soybean
soybean on August 15, 2010 at 7:40 am

According to the Chakeres Theaters website, this theater is closed.

JackOberleitner
JackOberleitner on August 14, 2010 at 11:07 pm

Thanks Chuck!
I’ll see if I can locate a night shot.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on August 14, 2010 at 10:48 pm

I would also bet that at night that marquee really lights up Main St.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on August 14, 2010 at 10:47 pm

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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JackOberleitner
JackOberleitner on August 14, 2010 at 8:30 pm

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.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on August 14, 2010 at 6:09 pm

Pity they couldn’t invest in new marquee.Looks like a Drive-in.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on September 3, 2009 at 5:29 pm

March 2008 photo of the Urbana Cinema courtesy Dania Hurley

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lostmemory
lostmemory on August 20, 2009 at 7:41 am

A 2009 close-up photo is here.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 27, 2009 at 12:51 pm

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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lostmemory
lostmemory on September 5, 2008 at 8:10 pm

This is the Urbana Twin Cinema at night.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 22, 2008 at 8:47 am

A 2004 photo can be seen here.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 6, 2008 at 3:04 pm

Here is a more recent photo.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 2, 2007 at 8:39 am

This is a nice photo of the Urbana Cinema 2 and here is a close-up of the marquee.

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 24, 2006 at 2:30 pm

Here is a recent photo of the Urbana Cinema 2.

SRCputt
SRCputt on January 9, 2005 at 6:15 pm

In late 2004 Chakeres started playing first run films at Urbana (and Kettering) again.

btkrefft
btkrefft on December 20, 2003 at 11:00 am

The website for the Chakeres Theatres chain is:
http://www.chakerestheatres.com

FoxTheatres
FoxTheatres on December 20, 2002 at 9:15 am

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.