According to Franklin County tax records the Livingston was built in 1943 and the owner of record was Walter F. Klinger (Marian L. Klinger, also listed) who might have been the builder (?)
Jan 1946 according to the tax records it was operated as Livingston Enterprises Inc.
For a good current picutre of the theatre visit the Franklin County Ohio http://209.51.193.83/ Auditor Site and click on Properity maps and type in the address 1575 Livingstion
The current owners plan on keeping the outside of the building as orgional as possible and even plan a small scale restoration including the signage and porch roof!
I work for the current owners (flex) and this is a wonderful grand old theatre. My spine tingles as I discover bits and piecies of its former glory days. From the older posters to its soft porn plackards (Rinea Ray) to its curved wall restrooms with working hidden flouresent lights (curved tubes) that still work, to its beautiful stone floors that were once the lobby it is all an art deco dream.
As of this writing the theatre is still intact minus the seating and the art deco with 60’s accents is an odd mix of old and older. The electics in the basement are “wild” and feature one of the biggest fuse -switch boxes I ever seen and it probably ran the projector room. The electrics drive modern day service people and even AEP (power company) “mad” with many 180 volt 1 phase circuits.
Flex the current owners are keeping many aspects of the building orgional and preserving many keepsakes of the place and incorporiating some features into their gym-club. Plans include an indoor pool in the former theatre area.
According to Franklin County tax records the Livingston was built in 1943 and the owner of record was Walter F. Klinger (Marian L. Klinger, also listed) who might have been the builder (?)
Jan 1946 according to the tax records it was operated as Livingston Enterprises Inc.
For a good current picutre of the theatre visit the Franklin County Ohio http://209.51.193.83/ Auditor Site and click on Properity maps and type in the address 1575 Livingstion
The current owners plan on keeping the outside of the building as orgional as possible and even plan a small scale restoration including the signage and porch roof!
Dec 2008
I work for the current owners (flex) and this is a wonderful grand old theatre. My spine tingles as I discover bits and piecies of its former glory days. From the older posters to its soft porn plackards (Rinea Ray) to its curved wall restrooms with working hidden flouresent lights (curved tubes) that still work, to its beautiful stone floors that were once the lobby it is all an art deco dream.
As of this writing the theatre is still intact minus the seating and the art deco with 60’s accents is an odd mix of old and older. The electics in the basement are “wild” and feature one of the biggest fuse -switch boxes I ever seen and it probably ran the projector room. The electrics drive modern day service people and even AEP (power company) “mad” with many 180 volt 1 phase circuits.
Flex the current owners are keeping many aspects of the building orgional and preserving many keepsakes of the place and incorporiating some features into their gym-club. Plans include an indoor pool in the former theatre area.