Main Theater

2510 Scovill Avenue,
Cleveland, OH 44104

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Main Theatre 2510 Scovill Ave.

The Main Theater dates to at least 1919. The front entrance and foyer were severely damaged by a fire on March 11, 1920. The auditorium was spared damage, and the front secion was rebuilt. It was still listed in the 1955 Film Daily Yearbook with 982 seats.

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Silicon Sam
Silicon Sam on July 22, 2009 at 7:39 am

Must have done some renumbering, or renaming. There is no 2500 block of Scovill any longer. Looks like Community College Ave rerouted and renamed at some point.

Silicon Sam
Silicon Sam on July 22, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Looks like Scovill was renamed, and 23-29th St’s wiped out according to a 1944 Cleveland maps.

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25th St. still exists about 1 mile NW, at Grand Army of the Republic Hwy near exit 173C of I-90.

Silicon Sam
Silicon Sam on July 22, 2009 at 9:05 pm

I’ve update my July 22 2009 map link above to show the difference between 1930’s and today. Lots of streets are no longer around due to “progress” Green dot on the upper half shows where the theater would have been.

escocesrojo
escocesrojo on May 16, 2015 at 12:39 pm

Your map incorrectly shows the Main Theater at Quincy and East 40th. It was located closer to downtown on Scovill/Community College between East 22nd and East 30th.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on September 15, 2024 at 6:36 pm

News about the Main Theatre from the April 3, 1920 issue of Moving Picture World:

“Fire Exits Stand the Test.

“The Main Theatre, a house situated in a thickly populated section of Cleveland at East Twenty-fifth street and Scoville avenue, was put out of business March 11, when a fire broke out in the building in which the entrance to the theatre was situated. Although the blaze started about 8:30 in the evening, and the theatre was well filled, there was no panic whatever. As soon as the smoke commenced to come into the auditorium, the fire exits were opened and in a short time the theatre was emptied.

“The building in front of the theatre, a four-story structure, was very badly damaged, the loss being about $100,000. Several firemen were injured when a roof fell. The fire did not start in the theatre, but in the loft of the building where a laundry is located.

“The theatre was leased and operated by O. E. Belles, of Cleveland, and F. G. Stevens, of Newark, O. They also operated a candy shop in the burned building. As soon as possible, the damage will be repaired and a new entrance made for the house so that it can resume business.”

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