Granada Theatre
313 S. Saint Clair Street,
Toledo,
OH
43604
313 S. Saint Clair Street,
Toledo,
OH
43604
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This theater was renamed the Cameo in 1930 and then renamed the Granada in 1932. It later reverted back to vaudeville briefly in 1949 but saw little success. During its original vaudeville career Sophie Tucker, Harry Houdini, Will Rogers and Will Mahony performed here.
An item about the demolition of the Granada in Boxoffice of November 9, 1957 gave the theater’s seating capacity as 1,274.
This location opened as B.F. Keith’s Theatre playing vaudeville on September 25, 1911. The venue mixed film content for periods of its operation but was primarily known for the Keith vaudeville shows. Shea Theatres Circuit took on the theatre. becoming the newest location for sound films in downtown Toledo, the Cameo Theatre on November 16, 1929.
The Cameo Theatre failed and closed in 1932. Under new operators, the theatre was rebranded on September 22, 1932 as the Granada Theatre with “Blessed Event.” The venue closed as the Granada and was later razed.
Listings for the Granada stopped in 1952.