Carousel Cinemas
8000 Reading Road,
Cincinnati,
OH
45237
8000 Reading Road,
Cincinnati,
OH
45237
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Opened in 1968, Loews closed Carousel Cinemas July 1990 and was reopened by American Cinemas, a investment group that includes Cincinnatian Robert Siegel and Daytonians Sandy Gerber and Lenny Peal in January 1991. Carousel Cinemas later would be closed.
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Address per H.Synes
8000 Reading Road
Cincinnati, Oh. 45202
August 9 1974 NOW SHOWING at the CAROUSEL
“FOR PETE’S SAKE” and “BANK SHOT” both ratedPG.
The actual zip code for 8000 Reading Road is 45237. Google maps will not find this address if you use 45202.
Mark, thanks for the zip corde correction, I kept wondering why it wouldn’t map. Never thought to look up the zip code.
Was the theatre located in the building that now houses the Family Dollar Store?
The Carousel Theater was constructed after the Carrousel Motel. Architect was Tom Tilsley, who worked for the same firm that designed the motel.
Now, to the question…why was the theatre CAROUSEL and the motel CARROUSEL?
Perhaps the motel operators had some sort of legal claim on their spelling of “carrousel,” and the theatre operators wanted to still try to piggyback on the perceived popularity of the motel, so they went to the single-r spelling.
Carousel was built in 1968,was twinned in 1970,later closed in Aug. 1999. Twas re-born as Carousel American Cinema on Jan.18,1991 being run by Misters Segal and Baum,but was finally finished for good in 1994.
This had to have been the NUMBER ONE PLACE IN THE CITY TO SEE any 70mm FILM!!!! I remember seeing The Right Stuff here in 70MM and between the super clear image and superb 6 track sound it was the most ineradicable, film showings I had ever seen. I think what really added to it was the curved screen in the main house. Off hand does anyone know who wound up with the equipment that was in the booths before the theater was demolished?
I remembered my family went to see Alien in 79 The most terrifying experience i’ve had in a theater. It was great ! I also remember seeing Dick Tracy in 90 with a Trailer of Die Hard 2. In early 92 it was briefly turned into a second run theater, I remembered seeing The last boyscout there.