Paramount Theatre
24 S. Broad Street,
Middletown,
OH
45042
24 S. Broad Street,
Middletown,
OH
45042
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During the late-1930s, the Paramount was operated by the Southio Theatre Corporation.
24 N. Broad Street was the Paramount’s historic address, but Middletown has renumbered its lots and the Paramount’s site is on what is now South Broad Street. In this aerial photo from 1955, the intersection of Central Avenue and Broad Street is at center bottom, and the Paramount can be seen on the west side of Broad halfway up the block north of Central.
The Paramount is at right in this 1962 photo. The building housing Doan’s Ace Hardware is still standing, but has been stripped of its modern front, revealing what remains of the much older facade beneath.
A painting of the vanished Paramount Theater can be seen here.
The Paramount was a beautiful theater. It closed in 1963. I recall seeing equipment, etc on the sidewalk outside during the summer of 63 as they were gutting it. The excuse at the time was that it cost too much to AC the place. It’s a parking lot now. I don’t think anything was ever built there after it was razed. El Cid was the last movie I saw there circa Nov. 1962.
Here is a 1939 photo:
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Here is a 1950 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/frc3z
Here is a 1950 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/frc3z