Newsreel Theatre

1301 Western Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45203

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hanksykes
hanksykes on April 19, 2011 at 9:29 pm

A newspaper item from March 1933 lists Willis Vance as in charge of the Newsreel Th. which seats 118 . Showings should last one hour ,Willis also runs the Latonia Theater in Covington,Kentucky .

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 30, 2008 at 2:25 am

A recent photo can be seen here.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 29, 2006 at 9:37 pm

Here are a few pictures of the terminal in the 30s. I didn’t find any shots of the actual theater:
http://tinyurl.com/m28hu
http://tinyurl.com/l8quq

MTS
MTS on March 28, 2006 at 5:41 am

The 100-seat Newsreel Theatre is operational as of this posting date. The Museum Center (formerly Union Terminal) shows informational videos about the offerings of the Center. In March 2005, Cincinnati World Cinema presented the PaddleFest Film Festival, 18 short films shown in three sessions, depicting white-water and travel kayaking. The event was held in conjunction with a Paddling and environmental exposition; the screenings were sold out.

Prior to that screening, Cincinnati World Cinema presented a Latino film festival back in ‘02, in conjunction with the Latin-American Culture Fest.

“Film” presentation is tenuous at best, as all they have is an old LCD projector with a failing bulb.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on May 20, 2005 at 4:23 am

Some other newsreel and short subject cinemas located in train stations:

Grand Central Theatre, New York
South Station Theatre, Boston
Victoria Station News Theatre, London

tiny
tiny on May 24, 2004 at 1:49 am

The theatre is restored and part of the Museum Center at Union Station in Cincinnati. Last time I was there they showed old newsreels and the occasional historic presentation about the train station. BTW, for architecture fans, the Rookwood Tea room (the theatre’s counterpart on the other side of the massive rotunda and lobby)is also intact. Only the concourse of the train station is gone (but the giant mosaics live on at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport.