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The Sigma was open in 1926.
If you go back to 1925 this was the Apollo Theatre and by 1928 was renamed the Lincoln before becoming the Garden.
Unless Market St. was previously named Liberty St. the Motion Picture Yearbook lists the theatre as lobacted on Market St. There is no Liberty St. in Akron today.
Became the Broad Theatre in 1934.
The plaza was open prior to 1925 and was no longer listed as open in 1931 but shows as open in 1935.
Now the site of First Merchants Bank.
From 1926 thru 1930 this was the site of the Liberty Theatre.
In 1926 this theatre was called the Clinton and by 1929 it was listed as the Clinton-Strand.
All the photos show the address to be 40 S. 7th Street.
In 1926 thru 1928 it is listed as open as the Glen Lake Theatre.
Still listed as open in 1926 thru 1932.
In 1926 it is listed as open and under the name New Rose.
In the motion Picture yearbook it is still listed as the Rosebud and in 1930 there is no listing for the Rosebud or a Reno Theatre.
Opened November 14, 2008.
The Castle Theatre stood on this site in 1926 and seated 531.
Opened May 4, 2007.
Opened May 7, 2010.
Opened May 3, 2013.
There was a Grand Theatre at 400 E. Baltimoree from the teens thru the 1920’s. There was another Grand Theatre on South 3rd in the 1920’s.
There was a second Goldfield Theatre located on Warner from the early teens thru the early 1920’s.
It was still listed as open in the Motion Picture Yearbook in 1926
Wow!!! That is way more information than I submitted. Thanks to who ever added to it.
My error, in my comment it should have been Zazza-Jazz
In 1926 it seated 1480.
At one time this theatre was also known as the Zarra-Jazz.
The Sigma was open in 1926.
If you go back to 1925 this was the Apollo Theatre and by 1928 was renamed the Lincoln before becoming the Garden.
Unless Market St. was previously named Liberty St. the Motion Picture Yearbook lists the theatre as lobacted on Market St. There is no Liberty St. in Akron today.
Became the Broad Theatre in 1934.
The plaza was open prior to 1925 and was no longer listed as open in 1931 but shows as open in 1935.
Now the site of First Merchants Bank.
From 1926 thru 1930 this was the site of the Liberty Theatre.
In 1926 this theatre was called the Clinton and by 1929 it was listed as the Clinton-Strand.
All the photos show the address to be 40 S. 7th Street.
In 1926 thru 1928 it is listed as open as the Glen Lake Theatre.
Still listed as open in 1926 thru 1932.
In 1926 it is listed as open and under the name New Rose.
In the motion Picture yearbook it is still listed as the Rosebud and in 1930 there is no listing for the Rosebud or a Reno Theatre.
Opened November 14, 2008.
The Castle Theatre stood on this site in 1926 and seated 531.
Opened May 4, 2007.
Opened May 7, 2010.
Opened May 3, 2013.
There was a Grand Theatre at 400 E. Baltimoree from the teens thru the 1920’s. There was another Grand Theatre on South 3rd in the 1920’s.
There was a second Goldfield Theatre located on Warner from the early teens thru the early 1920’s.
It was still listed as open in the Motion Picture Yearbook in 1926
Wow!!! That is way more information than I submitted. Thanks to who ever added to it.
My error, in my comment it should have been Zazza-Jazz
In 1926 it seated 1480.
At one time this theatre was also known as the Zarra-Jazz.