Mahoning Theatre.

wolfgirl500 on February 19, 2015 at 7:24 am

During the time that I was working there in the early 1950’s when Cinemascope came out, the manager booked in a picture and on the Marquee and in the newspaper ad Cinemascope was advertized when in fact the theater did not have a cinemascope screen and the print was not in the cinemascope foremat. The film was The Robe if I remember right.

wolfgirl500 on February 2, 2011 at 12:18 am

I worked at the Mahoning while in high school in the 1950’s and by then it was a mere shadow of it’s former self due in no small part to the newer Schenley Theater and the West Side Drive-In, but in its early years when it was the only West Side theater it was thr hub of entertainment and civic activity.

It had a very small balcony that was seldem used because of it’s proximity to the very small projection booth that was so small that the operator had to keep the film cans outside the booth, and the door open.

As to the Lobby, it to was small.

There were two isles in tha auditorium and a small stage.

Unfortunately I couldn’t find any articles about its opening, but did find these two articles from the 20’s.

Sept. 28, 1925
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Sept. 29, 1925
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