Lemax Theatre
63 E. Main Street,
Wilmington,
OH
45177
63 E. Main Street,
Wilmington,
OH
45177
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Name should probably then be changed to LaMax Theatre, with New LaMax Theatre as the previous name.
Through most of its history this house was styled the LaMax Theatre, though sometimes the name appears in print as the La Max or Lamax. I’ve only seen it styled New LaMax in a few trade journal items in the early 1940s. I suspect that the name of the theater was derived from the surnames of the original owners, Robert Lacy and the McCoy brothers (who were probably both known as Mac), so La for Lacy and Max for the two Macs.
Closed November 11th, 1953. It opened in 1912.
The first ad for the LaMax theatre was placed on October 14th, 1915, and held a reopening on November 9th, 1937. Grand opening ad posted.
Address would have been roughly 63-71 E. Main Street. The theatre is confirmed demolished, with an angled permit parking lot on the site now. Neighboring buildings still standing.
November 20, 1953 photo added showing the New Lemax as already closed. Did some downtown street view comparisons but have yet to find the block or specific address for it. The Albers store pictured to it’s left moved into a mall by the early `60s.