Bucyrus Cinema
304 S. Sandusky Avenue,
Bucyrus,
OH
44820
304 S. Sandusky Avenue,
Bucyrus,
OH
44820
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Closed after the fire on August 2nd, 1991.
Bucyrus Cinema Fire 02 Aug 1991, Fri Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, Ohio) Newspapers.com
Second screen opened on December 25th, 1979. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed in 1977 and reopened as the Bucyrus Cinema on November 10th, 1978, by Teicher Theatres. Another ad posted.
Still needs status changed to Demolished July 2015. Schines Art Park is now there. It has a vintage projector on display, and a giant screen on the side elevation of the neighboring building for outdoor film presentations. Website and Facebook page and 2018 dedication article below.
https://www.cityofbucyrusoh.us/bucyrus-art-park.php
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Park/Schines-Art-Park-2018257171772628/
https://www.occd.org/blog/2018/01/02/bucyrus-schines-art-park-dedicated
Status should be demolished. It was torn down in July 2015. An art park is planned for the location.
Just because someone loves it, doesn’t mean it will live forever. Let this be a cautionary tale for the Auburn NY Schine theater… time is NOT on your side!
Bucyrus Community Theatre too far gone to be saved (June 5, 2013)
BUCYRUS — Mayor Roger Moore informed Bucyrus City Council on Tuesday night that a downtown treasure soon will be torn down.
The board of directors met with city officials and have made the decision to terminate renovations of the Bucyrus Community Theatre.
“It is with deep regret that I must inform council and the citizens of this. It has come time to end the project,” Moore said.
Moore said the decision was based on many factors, most notably the severe deterioration of the structure and the lack of funding for the project.
Resident Joe Armbruster has spearheaded the renovation efforts the past 12 years.
“I must commend Joe and others. I know how he feels bad about not being able to complete it,” Moore said.
He added he hopes funding can be secured to demolish the building at 300 S. Sandusky Ave. “very soon.”
“A lot of people put their life and soul into the project. The building is just too far gone at this point,” Moore said.
One hurdle to funding the restoration was the exclusion of the building from the Bucyrus Historical District. Because it sits one block south of that district, the State of Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission would not release funding.
“I give Joe and the board five stars for being able to know when the time was right to make the final call on the curtain and end their efforts in restoring this building,” Moore said.
419-563-9225
See link for photo:
http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/article/20130604/NEWS01/306040022/Bucyrus-Community-Theatre-too-far-gone-saved
This web page about a Bucyrus Community Theatre is about this house. It says that the theater was built in the Art Deco style in 1936, and is now being restored after having been long vacant. Several web sites note that the Schine circuit opened the Bucyrus Theatre on February 14, 1936.
This article from early 2011, about a roofing job donated to the theater, mentions the theater having suffered a fire in 1991, after which it never reopened.
This single web page is as close to an official web site as I can find. It solicits contributions for the ongoing restoration project.
Wilkommen refers to the Bratwurst Festival, third weekend of August.
Bucyrus (Bu-Cy-rus) is combination of beautiful and Cyrus the Great.
Located in Crawford County Ohio, named after Col William Crawford.
The Bucyrus Little Theatre on Songer puts on plays and musicals.
The Bucyrus Comm Theatre is 3 blocks south of the Square on OH Rt 4.
I just met the man who owned it for many years. He apparently purchased it 30 years ago, and was the person who “twinned” it, by closing in the balcony and building a wall down the middle of the auditorium. At the same time, the projection equipment was moved to the main floor.
Nothing sadder than a shuttered theater with a decaying marquee
The offset name on the painted marquee sure looks out of place. Was it always called the Bucyrus? Any clue as to the origin of that name?
Wonder if any older photos exist that show the marquee in some earlier incarnations. It looks as if it was built for a more stately moniker.
It appears that the Bucyrus has been purchased by a 501c3 corp. with the intention of restoring for use as a community theatre. The full article is here: View link
It said “Wilkommen”, which is welcome in German. Maybe they were having a German film festival.