Astor Theatre

281 S. Main Street,
Akron, OH 44308

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on September 3, 2011 at 6:41 am

On page 127 of the book Akron, by David W. Francis and Diane DeMali Francis, there’s a 1920s photo of the Allen Theatre, and it appears to fit the description of a house then ready for construction according to the following item from the June 10, 1920, issue of Engineering News-Record:

“O., Akron—Theatre—Akron Theatre Co., c/o Frank, Wagner & Mitchell, archts.. 602 Perm Title & Trust Bldg., let contract building 3 and 6 story, 130 x 160 ft. rein.con., brick and steel, rein.-con. flooring, concrete foundation, on South Main St., to Carmichael Constr. Co., 524 Hamilton Bldg. About $500,000.”
Partner G. Evans Mitchell withdrew from the firm later that year, and the successor firm Frank & Wagner were local associates of the New York firm George G. Post & Sons. They designed a theater that was to have been built at Ravenna, Ohio, in 1921, but I’ve been unable to discover if that project was carried out.

123fakestreet
123fakestreet on January 23, 2011 at 3:57 am

Does anyone have a memory of the sign falling off the Astor Theater bulding sometime in the late 1960’s? Finding a date for that would help me locate a picture in the Beacon Journal of interest to my family. Thanks.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 26, 2008 at 7:12 pm

Ok, not the same theater. Thanks.

KenRoe
KenRoe on April 26, 2008 at 6:49 pm

The 1,207 seat Strand Theatre was located at 133 S. Main Street, Akron.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 26, 2008 at 6:30 pm

The timeline somewhat corresponds with the theater on this postcard, but the Strand may be a different building. Not listed on CT:
http://tinyurl.com/5pgjsj