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The Ohio Theatre was one of the earliest restorations of a movie palace for use as a performing arts center and served as a model for many later historic renovation projects in the United States. [ citation needed ] Unlike many remaining 1920s theaters designed by Lamb and others, the Ohio still very closely resembles its original appearance ...
The Palace Theatre is a 2,695-seat restored movie palace located at 34 W. Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio. It was designed and built in 1926 by the American architect Thomas W. Lamb as part of the American Insurance Union Citadel (now the LeVeque Tower). Today the theater functions as a multi-use performing arts venue.
General Cinema Corporation, also known as General Cinema, GCC, or General Cinema Theatres, was a chain of movie theaters in the United States. At its peak, the company operated about 1,500 screens, [1] some of which were among the first cinemas certified by THX. The company operated for approximately 67 years, from 1935 until 2002.
In the silent film days, live music always accompanied movies, and movies were events. "Over the years, theaters got smaller," said Steve Linder. "Then, people started watching it on their television.
From the 1930s on, the Southern was a popular home for second-run double features. In the 1970s the theater briefly returned to first run fare as the Towne Cinema, showing black exploitation movies. Throughout the 1970s the Southern also hosted a weekly live Country Music Jamboree, sponsored by local radio station WMNI. [3]
The Lincoln Theatre is a 582-seat performing arts venue located at 769 E. Long Street in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.The theater is owned by the City of Columbus under the auspices of the Lincoln Theatre Association.
“So, Chevy comes in to watch the movie,” Reitman said. … Chevy Chase Told Director Jason Reitman He ‘Should Be Embarrassed’ By ‘Saturday Night’: ‘I’m Getting My Own Chevy Chase ...
General Cinema evolved over the years into Harcourt General Inc., a $3.7-billion conglomerate based in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, with 23,700 employees worldwide. In its heyday it was the nation's fourth-largest chain of movie theaters, owned several publishing houses, three insurance companies, and a leading global consulting firm.