McKinley Twin Theater
901 30th Street NW,
Canton,
OH
44709
901 30th Street NW,
Canton,
OH
44709
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Previously operated by: General Cinema Corp., Stanley-Warner Theatres
Architects: Drew Eberson
Functions: Retail
Previous Names: McKinley Theatre
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The McKinly Theatre was opened as as a 1,182-seat single screen in 1965. It became a twin on May 19, 1976. It sported twin balconies in both auditoriums and showed first-run films in its day. It was closed in 1996.
It is now a video rental store. Certain parts of both auditoriums are still accessible in the store.
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Mark Osterhage
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Boxoffice of December 7, 1964, said that Stanley Warner Theatres had been given permission by a Federal judge to build a new theater in the McKinley Plaza shopping center at Canton, provided the circuit gave up the lease on their Ohio Theatre in downtown Canton. The Ohio had been a Warner house since the mid-1930s.
This theater opened as a first-run, single-screen house, as reported in Boxoffice of September 27, 1965. It had 1,182 seats, 831 on the mainfloor and 351 in the balcony. The screen was 25x60 feet. The McKinley Theatre was designed by architect Drew Eberson.
Don’t think i ever of a twin theatre with two balconies.this is a neat Theatre and thanks again for the pictures chuck1231,and Joe’s always good research.
Nice looking kind of plain theatre on the outside at least.
I Think it would be a neat theatre to work.
Grand opening ad posted.
Opened on August 31st, 1965.
Two screens opened on May 19th, 1976, shortly after National Cinemas took it over.