Imperial Theatre
282 McMicken Avenue,
Cincinnati,
OH
45214
282 McMicken Avenue,
Cincinnati,
OH
45214
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This theatre was a neighborhood theatre in the Mohawk section of Cincinnati on McMicken Avenue. In the mid-1960’s, they started showing adult movies (back then they were rated X, but now those movies would be a “soft R”.) Later in the 1960’s, they had live burlesque shows and renamed it Imperial Follies.
It was empty in 2004, now the building remains with its marquee, in use as a furniture store.
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Joe Allen
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I didn’t spend a lot of time trying to figure out what anyone was up to, but that’s as good a guess as any. Seems like every picture I’ve seen on Flickr has had furniture of some sort out in front.
WAllyum check out LOEWS 46th theatre,it is furniture store now I believe,I saw some photos on C.T. of it as the store and it still has the balcony seats and old time ceiling.
Wallyum, it is in fact a used furniture store…though i must say she is looking alot better now than the last time i went by there :)
2009 photo of the Imperial Theatre.
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I went to the Imperial Follies in 1963…..I will never forget it
Augusta’s IMPERIAL far better looking.
Looks like Sanford and Son theatre in the 2009 photo.
It did have a nice marquee.
After the Gayety Th. on Vine Street was demolished in 1970 Comedian Joe Virginia moved his burlesque dancers to The Imperial Follies and sometimes one could catch ole time comic Bob “Bobo” Snyder appearing,between the acts of the strippers, doing old jokes.
While watching “Police Women of Cincinnati last night, there is a quick shot of the Imperial marquee in one of the scenes.