Northgate Cinemas
9727 Colerain Avenue,
Cincinnati,
OH
45231
9727 Colerain Avenue,
Cincinnati,
OH
45231
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Northgate Cinemas article 05 Jan 1973, Fri The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com
Correction December 2nd, 1972, for its opening.
5 screens on December 18th, 1974, 6 in 1983 and seven in 1988. Closed 2005.
December 22nd, 1973 grand opening ad in photo section
August 9 1974 it was still a triple guys.
August 9 1974 NOW PLAYING at the NORTHGATE CINEMAS.
“THE STING” last 4 days.
“HERBIE RIDES AGAIN” last 5 days.
“FOR PETE’S SAKE” Matinees daily.
Northgate Cinemas was a very popular complex back in the 70s & 80s. I used to take my family there all the time. It is located in Colerain Township. Northgate Mall was a great mall for its time as well. Like most areas around greater Cincinnati, it started getting ghettoized in the 90s with the onslaught of Section 8 housing. The mall and the theater complex became a hangout for thugs. People stopped coming to both. They ended up demolishing the theaters and tried to reinvent the mall. Nothing is working. Including the thugs.
A.K.A. Loews Northgate.
<<< Opened Febuary 6, 1973 by Mid-States Theaters with 5 screens? >>>
Northgate opened as a three-screener as mentioned in the intro write-up. The expansion to five screens took place in 1974.
A bit more detail.
Opened Febuary 6, 1973 by Mid-States Theaters with 5 screens?
Early 1980’s 6th screen added?
Late 1980’s taken over by Loews Theaters and 7th screen was installed?
In 1995 National Amusements takes over?
By 1995 National Amusements sells the theaters?
March 2007 closed?
I think the theater still shows up on the Google Map, what do you think?
More info or more photos?
There are some pictures of the Northgate on this page; scan down to see them: View link
An article about this theater’s demolition: View link and a related photo contest: View link