Linda Theatre
1745 Goodyear Boulevard,
Akron,
OH
44305
1745 Goodyear Boulevard,
Akron,
OH
44305
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Linda Theatre (Official)
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Functions: Movies (First Run)
Styles: Art Deco
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
330.784.3443
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The 800-seat Linda Theatre was opened on November 18, 1948 and continues to operate with one screen. Recent renovations have made it a very nice attraction in Goodyear Heights. Features second run movies at discount prices for many years. Since 2022 it runs 1st run movies.
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Bivouac, wasn’t it great being a kid in those days.catch a sci-fi movie then get a FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine for 50 cents.Can’t do that any more.Great Post.
More photos & info about the opning. http://interestingakron.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/the-real-linda-of-the-linda-theatre/#
Movie listings on Facebook page.
A few years ago Ron Newman asked who this theater was named for. According to this web pageit was named for Linda Alessio, daughter of the owner/builder of the house, Ernest Alessio.
Additional information about the Linda Theatre appears in the February 29, 1949, issue of Boxoffice.
1954 photo added courtesy of Brian Wagner.
Linda Theatre history newspaper clipping added courtesy Vince Nicklin. Designed and construction supervised by 21 year old Lino Alessio. Named after his 2 ½ year old sister Linda. Manager was his 19 year old brother Reno. 800 seats (not sure why it says 400 at top) Parking for 1000 cars.
Looking at this theater in aerial view there is no way it ever had parking for 1,000 cars. 800 seats on opening is certainly plausible though. The auditorium is about 50x120 feet.
The lot could have been where the strip mall is across the street, or maybe the nearby park. It doesn’t look very overdeveloped around there. The Facebook page indicates “new larger comfy seats”. So maybe they reduced the number when they installed those.
Unless the Alessios were expecting full houses with all 800 seats filled by people who had driven to the theater alone, 25% of them towing an extra car behind them just in case the first one broke down, 1000 parking spaces seems like a bit of overkill. More likely the newspaper’s typesetter accidentally added an extra zero to the number.
Boxoffice of November 27, 1948 said that the Linda Theatre in Akron had opened on November 18.