Avon Lake Theatre

33487 Lake Road,
Avon Lake, OH 44012

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on December 24, 2024 at 8:17 pm

Once operated by National Theatre Corp.

fabulousfubby
fabulousfubby on April 21, 2022 at 1:50 pm

List of Owners:
1950-1969 Associated Theatres
1969-1980 National Drive-In Theatres
1985-1990 Armstrong Circuit
The theater closed in 1990.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on April 21, 2018 at 7:49 pm

There are plans to turn this theatre into a railroad museum. Story here: https://patch.com/ohio/avon-oh/avon-lake-businessman-wants-to-bring-train-museum-to-9fe3372829

rivest266
rivest266 on January 21, 2014 at 12:14 am

Avon Lake 4 grand opening ad from December 22nd, 1978 is now in the photo section

rivest266
rivest266 on March 13, 2011 at 4:04 pm

4 screens on January 12th, 1979
ad: View link

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 10, 2009 at 11:29 am

The Avon Lake Theatre opened on Thursday, April 21, 1949, according to an article in the April 30 issue of Boxoffice. The 1,200 seat house was designed by Cleveland architect W.S. Ferguson. It was originally operated by Meyer Fine’s Associated Theatres circuit.

A two-page article with photos of the Avon Lake ran in Boxoffice of September 3, 1949.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 21, 2009 at 2:32 am

Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/djyf67

hopewell
hopewell on March 18, 2008 at 7:51 pm

I saw “Star Wars” there when it premiered in ‘77; my friends and I couldn’t get tickets to the Pink Floyd concert, so we decided to see this movie I’d read about in “Starlog”.

I’m sorry to hear that it’s closed.

JeffYates
JeffYates on May 9, 2007 at 10:47 pm

I went there to see the first two Star Wars films in 1980 when Ep.4 was re-released and Ep.5 just came out. The last movie I can remember going to see there was Wayne’s World. I hate to see the small theaters go. Avon Lake was a good one to go to. Also if anyone from the area remembers Ridgeview Cinema in North Ridgeville and have pics or ads from when it was in use let me know on the entry I made for it.

Jeff