Fairborn Twin Cinemas
34 S. Broad Street,
Fairborn,
OH
45324
34 S. Broad Street,
Fairborn,
OH
45324
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The Fairborn Theatre was opened by Chakeres Theatres in 1948 and was the chain’s 47th theater. The Fairborn Theatre was twinned in the early-1970’s. Chakeres closed the Fairborn Twin Cinema in November 1999 with “Three to Tango” and “Runaway Bride”.
Chakeres donated the Fairborn Twin Cinema in 2002 for a community arts group who plan to restore Fairborn to a single screen theatre but have been delayed several times. The theatre needs a new roof, plumbing going from the street to the building, new plumbing throughout the theatre, new heating and cooling, the marquee is in need of TLC, and there is a major pigeon problem, just to name a few things wrong with the Fairborn Theatre.
The cost is reported to be around $5-6 million dollars, so we will have wait to see what happens. The Fairborn Theatre was a beautiful theatre, but 15 years of neglect by Chakeres and over five years of abandonment have not helped.
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Mike Hoyts
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Sorry, for the typo: it is http://fairbornpac.org
Here is a recent photo.
This is another photo of the Fairborn Theater.
Here is a 1949 photo:
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1983 photo of the Fairborn Theater.
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1986 photo of the Fairborn Theatre.
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Another 1986 photo of the Fairborn Theatre.
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1986 fron of the marquee. Fairborn Theatre.
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A 2009 photo is here.
I was just reading through some of the comments, and the newest ones being from mid-2009 concern me. I’m a current 8th grader at Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, although I still live in and love Fairborn with all my heart. Theatre is my life, and don’t get me wrong, I love all the theatres that I work with in other cities in the area, but I would absolutely love for Fairborn to have out own to be proud of, and show off talent from. Has the plan for the theatre been lost? I can’t seem to find much information…
Sorry for the mistype, it’s*
Spotlighted in this 1961 trade article: Boxoffice
i was a member of the organization for 2 years i had a great time working with everyone tearing up the old seats putting the letters up on the marquee i still have one of my seats and im in the process right now of restoring it i would love to get a hold of butch and ivan. Ian Meadows