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1. cinematreasures.org › theaters › 7458Standard Theatre in Cleveland, OH - Cinema Treasures

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   This downtown Cleveland theatre, which was sort of out of the way on Prospect Avenue, was opened June 12, 1914 as the Standard Theatre. In later years it was mainly a venue for adult pornographic films, although it had shown mainstream films early in its life.

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2. clevelandhistorical.org › items › showOnce Downtown's Premier Cinema House - Cleveland Historical

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   Feb 28, 1980 · The Hipp became the nation's largest theater devoted exclusively to showing films and prospered for the next four decades, enjoying large movie crowds as Cleveland’s premier downtown movie house. The theater continued to show movies until the late 1970s, when declining attendance no longer supported the business.

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3. www.cinematreasures.org › theaters › 3731Loew's Stillman Theatre in Cleveland, OH - Cinema Treasures

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   Jun 13, 2023 · It opened on September 29, 1916, and was the first true movie palace in Cleveland, one of the largest and most luxurious theatres ever built in Cleveland (or anywhere in the Midwest for that matter) at that time.

4. case.edu › ech › articlesMOVIE THEATERS | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case ...

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   MOVIE THEATERS. From nickelodeons to multiplexes, the evolution of motion picture houses in Cleveland is a reliable reflection of national trends. According to the dean of local movie critics, W. WARD MARSH, Cleveland got its first movie theater in 1903, when The Great Train Robbery began showing at the American Theater on Superior Ave. near E ...

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   “The Standard Theater, 813 Prospect avenue, is one of the largest and most popular of the downtown picture theaters in Cleveland. Joseph Grossman, who with his wife operates the theater, opened it just two years ago.

6. www.cleveland.com › entertainment › 2016Vintage Cleveland theaters: From the 1850s to Playhouse ...

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   Apr 21, 2016 · Here's a vintage Cleveland theater tour - some gone, some changed, but all worthy of applause. The curtain is rising again on the 1927 built Variety Theatre on the west side, closed in the...

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   When did Cleveland get its first movie theater?

   • According to the dean of local movie critics, W. WARD MARSH, Cleveland got its first movie theater in 1903, when The Great Train Robbery began showing at the American Theater on Superior Ave. near E. 6th St. It was operated by Samuel Bullock, who endeavored to give his house respectability by paying women to enter the darkened auditorium.

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   What is a Cleveland theater based on?

   • Modeled after the Hippodrome in New York, Cleveland’s version reflected developer Max Faetkenheuer’s dream of a theater that could house any size of production and staging. The central area in front of the stage held a pool which splashed the orchestra when horses paraded past.

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   What is Cleveland known for?

   • One of the last of the great neighborhood houses, the COLONY THEATER at SHAKER SQUARE, offered Cleveland one of its finest Art Deco interiors. Specialty houses also made their appearance. The city's first art theater, the Little Theater of the Movies, opened at Chester Ave. and E. 9th St. in 1927 with the Russian classic Potemkin.

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   When was the Cleveland Play House built?

   • The Cleveland Play House in 1953, during remodeling of the Euclid- East 77th Theater. The Play House occupied its Euclid Avenue complex - the largest regional theater complex in the country - from 1927 to 2011, when it relocated to Playhouse Square. (Cleveland Play House Collection/The Michael Schwartz Library - Cleveland State University)

   Vintage Cleveland theaters: From the 1850s to Playhouse Square

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   How many movie theaters were there in Cuyahoga County in 1995?

   • Movie listings in 1995 yielded only 27 theater locations within Cuyahoga County, but among them they harbored a total of 145 screens. Serious film buffs also had the alternative venues of the Cedar-Lee Theater, the CLEVELAND INTL. FILM FESTIVAL and the CLEVELAND CINEMATHEQUE.

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   What was Cleveland's most popular theater before Playhouse Square?

   • It was the original East Fourth Street entertainment hotspot. Cleveland's most popular theater prior to Playhouse Square was a luxurious structure on the corner of what was then Sheriff Street. It cost $200,000 to build in 1875 and seated 1,638. It was demolished after a performance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," to make room for a Kresge store.

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8. www.clevescene.com › cleveland › all-the-movies-andAll the Movies and Films That Take Place in Cleveland

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   Jun 9, 2023 · Our list details not only what to watch, but where to find it today. If a free streaming option isn't listed, that means the titles are available to rent or buy on iTunes, Amazon Prime and ...