Linden Theater
2436 Cleveland Avenue,
Columbus,
OH
43211
2436 Cleveland Avenue,
Columbus,
OH
43211
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The Linden Theater opened in 1926. It operated until January 1946, when it burned down (although the theatre was still listed in the 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook).
The land was purchased by the Columbus Public library for a parking lot site on December 9, 1965. One owner was Frank Marzetti.
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That fire it burned down in was January 1, 1946.
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the library opened May 14, 1952. the theater is still standing next to it. same building look at the windows.
The linden was listed in the Columbus city directory in 1961:
http://tinyurl.com/mwg4rd
Looks like the Linden had a closing date in the mid-sixties. It’s hard to pin down accurately, as they went “adult” near the end and adult theatres weren’t listed in the daily directories.
This was one of the few neighborhood theatres in Columbus with a balcony.
County records show the land purchased by the Public Library on 5/6/1966.