LaSalle Theatre
823 E 185th Street,
Cleveland,
OH
44119
823 E 185th Street,
Cleveland,
OH
44119
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This neighborhood theatre, on East 185th Street in Cleveland, opened in 1927, and closed around 1990 or so. It was used for neighborhood gatherings and other uses since, but the theatre is vacant more than it is used. At least the building’s owners are keeping it maintained.
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Two 1971 photos of the La Salle Theatre.
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1971 night photo
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1948 photo of The La Salle Theatre.
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1979 night photo of the La Salle Theatre.
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This is a nice close-up shot.
LM, from your photo link their marquee is similar to the Embassy Theatre marquee in Lewistown. Pa. AlsoI noticed tha the verticle has been removed.
The theatre was second run house for many years and had a fairly long run as a $1 third run house in the 1970s.
The designated landmark list of the Cleveland City Planning Commission gives a 1927 construction date for the La Salle Theatre, and names the architect as Nicola Petti, who also designed the Variety Theatre, opened the same year.
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I only went to the La Salle one time, in June 1989. My Dad took me to see Batman. I was 7 ½ years old, but still remember it fondly.
I have since gone inside when they have it open to the public, usually for the occasional Euclid Beach Park exhibits or when the 185th Street Fair (RIP) was still around.
I practically LIVED at this theater…I always waited till the movies I wanted to see came there. Before the show, I’d always stand in the back and watch to see if any of my friends came in, so we could chat before the flick started. And during the holidays, they had kiddie matinees on Saturdays…everyone in the neighborhood was there! What great times…I believe the last movie there was “Mermaids”.
I loved this theatre…well, better put, I love it now. As a kid, it was just one of the theatres I could walk to and at times it had films I wanted to see. It’s only with hindsight that I realize how important it was to me. So glad its still standing and really hoping that some good come to it. I remember my mother taking me to see Apocalypse Now as an 12 yr old, but mostly I remember seeing The Breakfast Club there, maybe 6 times. At that time, if you went on a week night (not sure which) they gave you a free ticket for the next week. That movie was popular enough (in general and with my girlfriend and I) that it played for several weeks and we went week after week….at times we may have been the only ones in the theatre. Of course, we did not complain one bit about that!