The building which housed the Keith Theater was demolished in 1966 to make way for the Fountain Square expansion. The Dubois Tower stands approximately where the Keith stood.
In the early 60’s they had matinees every Sunday from 1pm to (around)5pm geared toward younger audiences…~8 to ~15 yrs. or so.
Three movies; action, horror, sci-fi and/or comedy for about $1 (.75 if you were under 12). Not always the best movies and sometimes the bill left you wondering…“Snow White & The Three Stooges” followed by “The Tingler” for instance…but we always had fun and the best part, as with all “nabes” is that we could walk or ride bikes to the theater.
TMO
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Cinema Xon
Apr 19, 2005 at 5:04 pm
The original entry and Casper’s post are correct. Although I thought the Cincinnati Cinema X was on Elm St., it might well have been Race St.
The Royal showed soft porn, not hardcore like Cinema X.
The restaurant next to the Royal was originally a Sixty-Second Shop where all the strippers from the Gayety Theater would go between shows.(in the late 60’s its name changed)
As far as “XXX” movies in Cincinnati, it wasn’t until Simon Leis became the Hamilton Co. prosecutor that much fuss was made.
I saw “Deep Throat” at the Guild at Peebles Corner and “Hair” played at the Schubert in 1970 without any problem.
The building which housed the Keith Theater was demolished in 1966 to make way for the Fountain Square expansion. The Dubois Tower stands approximately where the Keith stood.
In the early 60’s they had matinees every Sunday from 1pm to (around)5pm geared toward younger audiences…~8 to ~15 yrs. or so.
Three movies; action, horror, sci-fi and/or comedy for about $1 (.75 if you were under 12). Not always the best movies and sometimes the bill left you wondering…“Snow White & The Three Stooges” followed by “The Tingler” for instance…but we always had fun and the best part, as with all “nabes” is that we could walk or ride bikes to the theater.
The original entry and Casper’s post are correct. Although I thought the Cincinnati Cinema X was on Elm St., it might well have been Race St.
The Royal showed soft porn, not hardcore like Cinema X.
The restaurant next to the Royal was originally a Sixty-Second Shop where all the strippers from the Gayety Theater would go between shows.(in the late 60’s its name changed)
As far as “XXX” movies in Cincinnati, it wasn’t until Simon Leis became the Hamilton Co. prosecutor that much fuss was made.
I saw “Deep Throat” at the Guild at Peebles Corner and “Hair” played at the Schubert in 1970 without any problem.