Regal Theater
1201 Linn Street,
West End,
Cincinnati,
OH
45203
1201 Linn Street,
West End,
Cincinnati,
OH
45203
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The Casino Theater is located two blocks away from the Majestic/State Theater, which was designed by the same architectural firm.
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Right now Encore is showing Planet Terror. I started thinking about “Grindhouses” and thought of The Regal and Googled it then found this site. Back in ‘68 when my Mother was going through some kind of badness I still don’t know the details of my grandpa used to take me and my little brother here on Saturday mornings to see bad horror flicks, I guess to get us out of the mess. I saw The Undertaker and His Pals here. We used to buy big wintergreen mint candies and suck on them rather than eat the hotdogs on sale there. We sat in the balcony because the rumours were that rats ran over your feet on the main floor. For the longest time the alleys around there used to ceawl with drug dealers and I go busted there buying a dime bag of bad green pot once, (let go with a warning). Lots o’ fond memories of that place.
1981 photo of the Regal Theatre.
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1983 photo of the Regal Theatre.
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1985 photo of the Regal Theatre.
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1985 photo of the Regal Theatre Box Office.
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My name is Chris Randolph and I represent Dixon Edwards the former NFL player who owns the Regal. We noticed that you had some some posts and dialog with several individuals who share a common passion of Theaters.
Dixon, is currently pursuing a restoration project of the property and we were wanting to introduce ourselves. We are searching for alike enthusiasts to share input through the process.
Would you be so kind as to phone me when you can at the cell number below.
Christopher Randolph
512-947-0051
Nice looking theatre.
Film Daily on 1927 numbers the seats here at 1,000
Chris, looking forward to seeing what will be done with this building as it would be a great addition to the community. It is a conversation piece whenever we give tours of the property at City West.
Chris, I wish you and Dixon all the best in bringing this one back to life. With so many of Cincinnati’s theaters facing the wrecking ball with the demise of R.K.O, this venue is a true survivor. Because of this, it becomes all the more valuable. You might check if it had a pipe organ at one time. If so you could check with the American Pipe Organ Society (ATOS), as well as that group’s Ohio chapter. They would be willing to help with research on this. A grand theater organ would make the Regal all the more popular. Again, best wishes for success!! == Sam ==
My Dad managed this place in the early 90s for Gary Goldman until the day they shut it down, the neighborhood largely ruined a lot of the splendor the building had along with the fact that business was on the decline and the money wasn’t there to do proper maintenance at the time. The neighborhood and clientele were a little more dangerous then than they would be now.
I’m afraid there is no pipe organ in there. There’s a reasonably large stage, a dressing room or two, a decent sized basement are under the stage, a very small orchestra pit in front. In the early 90s the balcony was converted into two more screens.
It ran mostly second run with the occasional first run picture and had the best steamed hot dogs and metts you could get in Cincinnati.
I spent my whole life in the movie business, there’s not much of a market these days for small theaters that aren’t art houses. I left just last year for an office job.
Casino Theater was the original name of this venue when it opened in 1913 and later became the Rialto Th. It was designed by local Cincinnati architects Rapp,Zettle,and Rapp.One can still see the Casino name inscribed at the top of its entrance tower.