Blanchester Movie Theater
115 E. Main Street,
Blanchester,
OH
45107
115 E. Main Street,
Blanchester,
OH
45107
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The Clinton Theatre opened its doors on Christmas Day 1939 with 450 seats, but closed in the late-1960s and was converted into a church. Unfortunately, the interior suffered major damage from a fire in May 1985, but the exterior didn’t receive any damage due to its steel and concrete material.
In March 1987, developer Pete Gall of Loveland, Ohio, announced that he’ll convert the former church back to a movie theater with three 110-seat screens. Finally on June 12, 1987, the Blanchester Showplace Cinemas opened its doors at the former Clinton Theatre site, launching with “Million Dollar Mystery”, “Ernest Goes To Camp” and “Crocodile Dundee” in screen order.
In the 80s, during its three-screen incarnation, it was run by Pete Gall, former owner of the Guild in Cincinnati, the former Cinema Malibu in Hamilton, and the Franklin in Franklin, and the Ludlow in Ludlow KY.
Looks like they reopened again in November 2022, and as of this post, are still operating.
Screen count is down to 2 though.
Reopened in 2022 and closed in September again per its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/blanchestermovietheater
Closed again: Website has no more showtimes and its up for sale at https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/oh/blanchester/115-e-main-st/pid_42811308/.
Picture posted.
This seems to be open again now.
http://blanchestermovietheater.com/