Comments about Parthenon Theatre in Hammond, IN

DavidZornig on February 21, 2024 at 8:45 pm

May 20, 1974 photo credit Hammond Historical Society Flashback.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2272819932824432&set=pb.100066727507601.-2207520000

DavidZornig on September 8, 2018 at 1:30 am

Address should be changed to 5144 S. Hohman Avenue.

rivest266 on July 22, 2017 at 7:43 pm

picture:

Found on Newspapers.com

rivest266 on July 22, 2017 at 7:31 pm

This opened on March 14th, 1921. Grand opening ad below:

Found on Newspapers.com

also the photo section.

Broan on April 21, 2016 at 10:19 pm

Rapp & Rapp did the remodel. Maybe not George & Cornelius by that point in time.

Broan on April 21, 2016 at 10:19 pm

Architect was E.P. Rupert for R. Levine & Co.

DavidZornig on May 25, 2014 at 5:18 pm

Several photos added via the Planet Hammond Facebook page.

HHS59 on May 20, 2012 at 10:04 am

You can still visit The Parthenon Theater in Hammond, Indiana by visiting: www.hhs59.com/parthenon.htm

Click on the movie poster of Cary Grant and you will go inside to watch a movie clip. Pretty clever, eh?

Visit the Hammond Theater District (tab) and see other movies from other Hammond Theaters.

If you have any stories, pictures, etc. to add to this array of Hammond movie houses, please share them with us.

Thank you.

Rich

Joe Vogel on June 17, 2011 at 6:32 am

Several vintage photos of the Parthenon Theatre can be seen on this web page. The text on the page is mostly quoted from Cinema Treasures, so there’s no new information available.

RegionRat on February 27, 2010 at 2:58 am

It’s not even a parking lot. It’s a useless grassy area right next to the downtown Hammond overpass.

kencmcintyre on September 22, 2008 at 2:00 am

Here is an April 1960 ad from the Hammond Times:
http://tinyurl.com/52sbq9

JimSchu on December 22, 2007 at 5:19 am

oops I meant to say I have pictures of the Parthenon

JimSchu on December 22, 2007 at 5:18 am

I have few pictures of the Paramount on my Flickr page:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimschuster/

rmarovich on January 9, 2007 at 9:16 am

Didn’t the Parthenon Theater have an electric clock to the right of the screen and curtains? It had a sort-of sickly green glow to it, making it hard to ascertain the time. Or was the clock at the Paramount down the street? As a child I was fascinated by that clock. Wonder whatever happened to it? Probably either part of the earth now or sold at an antique store… – Bob Marovich

jackshaw on November 28, 2006 at 6:12 pm

I worked in Hammond back in the 1970’s. I remember when Aerosmith played at this theater. Hammond was a busting town at that time.

kencmcintyre on October 21, 2006 at 7:12 pm

Here is a 1940 ad from the Hammond Times:
http://tinyurl.com/yc5x4a

TheatreBoy on February 10, 2006 at 7:12 pm

Yes, I own the Console from that instrument.

Parthenon Theatre

5144 S. Hohman Avenue, Hammond, IN 46320

5144 S. Hohman Avenue,
Hammond, IN 46320