Studio Theater
1347 Central Avenue,
Middletown,
OH
45044
1347 Central Avenue,
Middletown,
OH
45044
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The Strand Theatre that opened in 1929 was actually the second Strand Theatre at this address. The first was a smaller theater that opened on March 12, 1922. Here is a drawing of the first Strand.
Here is a 1994 photo of the Studio Theatre. The same year, this photo was made, showing the stage house.
A couple of web sites say that the reason the Studio didn’t get demolished in 2009 was because the city, which owns the building, couldn’t afford the expense. A lot of cities can’t afford to restore old theaters, but Middletown can’t even afford to knock one down.
Still standing according to the May 2013 pass by the Googlemobile.
The National Trust also mentions the potential demo here:
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Photo from 2009: View link
This article about the impending demolition includes some history and two pictures:
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