I just visited this theater while attending the famous Circleville Pumpkin Festival. What a cool find!
I stopped in to ask some questions, and the owner ended up giving us a tour of the projection room. The theater was built in the 1920’s with two screens. The building is in great shape, with new carpet and brand-new modern seats.
In addition, they’ve transformed the storage room in the back into what they’ve titled the “Screening Room”: a more modern smaller- screened theater space with a full bar capable of showing conventional films, dvds, and television. When I visited, the owners were letting people in for free to watch the Ohio State University football game.
I attended the “sneak preview” opening of this theater, which coincided with a showing of the Manhattan Short Film Festival.
The seats are not yet installed (we sat on folding chairs), but the theater is really coming along otherwise. The formerly dingy bathrooms are now brand new, and the whole building has a much cleaner and inviting feel to it (without sacrificing any historical charm).
Jennifer was nice enough to give my girlfriend and I a mini-tour of the place, pointing out 20’s era wall decorations/stencils/paintings that the former owner had covered up with carpet(!!!). Some were heavily water-damaged, and Jen and David hope to properly restore them eventually.
This theatre is in the early stages of renovation. Check out the links below to learn more:
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http://www.historicsteubenville.org/
I just visited this theater while attending the famous Circleville Pumpkin Festival. What a cool find!
I stopped in to ask some questions, and the owner ended up giving us a tour of the projection room. The theater was built in the 1920’s with two screens. The building is in great shape, with new carpet and brand-new modern seats.
In addition, they’ve transformed the storage room in the back into what they’ve titled the “Screening Room”: a more modern smaller- screened theater space with a full bar capable of showing conventional films, dvds, and television. When I visited, the owners were letting people in for free to watch the Ohio State University football game.
I attended the “sneak preview” opening of this theater, which coincided with a showing of the Manhattan Short Film Festival.
The seats are not yet installed (we sat on folding chairs), but the theater is really coming along otherwise. The formerly dingy bathrooms are now brand new, and the whole building has a much cleaner and inviting feel to it (without sacrificing any historical charm).
Jennifer was nice enough to give my girlfriend and I a mini-tour of the place, pointing out 20’s era wall decorations/stencils/paintings that the former owner had covered up with carpet(!!!). Some were heavily water-damaged, and Jen and David hope to properly restore them eventually.
Multiple screens and beer. Sounds like they have a strong business plan in effect.
This is an outstanding theatre, both in ambience and (as Mr. Havens said) programming.