This was quite a theatre! In the 60’s and 70’s, it booked mostly what was known as reserve seat/Roadshow films. “The Sound Of Music” probably played there for a year. It was the Cinerama theatre after The Capitol closed and it’s where I saw “2001: a space odyssey”. Other first run films that played there exclusively included: “Far From the Madding Crowd”, “Carnal Knowledge”, “Hello Dolly” and I believe “The Godfather”. Located across Fountain Square from the RKO Albee and just down the street from The Grand and the Times Towne Cinema and around the block from the Studio Cinemas and The Shubert. I left Cincinnati for Los Angeles in 1975 and am glad that I didn’t have to witness all these wonderful theatre’s fall from greatness.
This was quite a theatre! In the 60’s and 70’s, it booked mostly what was known as reserve seat/Roadshow films. “The Sound Of Music” probably played there for a year. It was the Cinerama theatre after The Capitol closed and it’s where I saw “2001: a space odyssey”. Other first run films that played there exclusively included: “Far From the Madding Crowd”, “Carnal Knowledge”, “Hello Dolly” and I believe “The Godfather”. Located across Fountain Square from the RKO Albee and just down the street from The Grand and the Times Towne Cinema and around the block from the Studio Cinemas and The Shubert. I left Cincinnati for Los Angeles in 1975 and am glad that I didn’t have to witness all these wonderful theatre’s fall from greatness.
I got my first job working here as an usher in the 60’s.