Ohio Theatre
1511 Euclid Avenue,
Cleveland,
OH
44115
1511 Euclid Avenue,
Cleveland,
OH
44115
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This reopened as a movie theatre on September 23rd, 1943.
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Yes, CLEOPATRA played road show at the Ohio. Others besides, SOUTH PACIFIC, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, the TEN COMMANDMENTS were BEN-HUR, WEST SIDE STORY, EXODUS, STAR!, DOCTOR DOLITTLE, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, KING OF KINGS. I think BEN HUR had the longest run.
Cleopatra played the Ohio has a roadshow then moved over to the Hippodrome for its general release
Did Cleopatra play the Ohio, does anyone know? I dont remember it playing there. (But I dont remember where it played if not, either).
Good Site and Photos.
Made a mistake with one of my links above — here’s the other photo of the Ohio Theatre lobby:
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The Ohio also roadshowed “The Ten Commandments”, “Around the World in 80 Days” “Oklahoma” ran here but in 35mm.
The Ohio did not show any Cinerama films, but was in the late 1950s and 60s a 70mm roadshow house especially for films in Todd-AO. I remember seeing “South Pacific” there. Cinerama was housed first at the Palace, then at the Great Northern, and finally at the State.
Here are some new photos I took July 2009 of the Ohio Theatre. Finally, we now have a photo of the main lobby as it now looks (original ornate lobby was destroyed by a fire in 1964):
Exterior, front and back:
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Lobby:
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Auditorium:
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Backstage:
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I’m not sure about the Ohio showing Cinerama, but the State definitely did towards the end…… (70mm version)
1982 night photo of the Loew’s Ohio Theatre.
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1969 photo of the Loew’s Ohio with the Loew’s State Verticle in the back.
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1968 photo of the Ohio, State and the Palace Theatres.
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Did this theatre ever promote itself as a Cinerama theatre? The book Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, has a picture of the Palace Cinerama theatre and below it says “The State and the Ohio also showed Cinerama films”.
The post-depression re-opening of the Ohio Theatre as a movie house (paragraph 2 of the intro above) apparently took place in 1943. Here are extracts from an item in the July 17, 1943, issue of Boxoffice Magazine: “CLEVELAND— Reconstruction work at the Ohio Theatre, long closed, is going on apace. …it is understood that this 1500 seat house… will adopt a motion picture policy. Rumor has it that the house will open about Labor Day with ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls.’”
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dave-bronx: Thanks so much for posting this arcadia publishing site as I plan to order a book since visting all of these theatres this past summer while in Cleveland visiting Ohio friends.
A book entitled “Cleveland’s Playhouse Square” by Patricia M. Mote chronicles in words and photographs the Loew’s State & Ohio, RKO Allen & Palace and Hanna theaters from their opening in the 1920s through 2006. It can be found in the Local Interest section of Cleveland area bookstores, and for those not in the area it can be ordered from the publisher at the following website:
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This is a recent photo showing both the Ohio and State Theater.
Lost Memory: Having just returned from Playhouse Square in Cleveland I have now answered my own organ inquiry posted earlier. The only organ left is in the Palace though I didn’t see it during my recent tour. The tour included the Ohio, State, Allen and Palace. They are all located on Euclid Avenue with the Hanna Theatre nearby on 14th? In the 20’s when all of these theatres were built Euclid was known an Millionaire’s Row and the Who’s Who List lived there and frequented these beautiful theatres. And thanks goes to basically one man, Mr. Raymond Shepardton for saving these theatres for future generations!
This is a 1932 photo from the Cleveland Public Library:
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According to the Playhouse Square Website here are the venues and their addresses.
Allen Theatre,
1407 Euclid
Ohio Theatre,
1511 Euclid
Hanna Theatre,
2067 East 14th St.
Palace Theatre,
1615 Euclid
State Theatre,
1519 Euclid
14th Street Theatre,
2037 East 14th Street
The address of the Ohio Theatre is 1513 Euclid Ave.
The address listed above is wrong. It can’t be 1260 Euclid Ave. if the State Theatre is 1519 Euclid and the Palace is 1615 Euclid and all three are on the same side of the street. It therefore has to be an uneven number. Does anyone know?