Grandview Theater and Drafthouse

1247 Grandview Avenue,
Grandview Heights, OH 43212

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Bruce C.
Bruce C. on October 26, 2023 at 12:14 pm

The Grandview Theater & Drafthouse website is https://www.grandviewtheater.com. The “About” tab on their website says they now “offer two movie screens”.

Keith
Keith on October 25, 2020 at 1:10 am

Lots of pics from 2009 here. https://www.ohioexploration.com/structures/grandviewtheatre/

Keith
Keith on May 14, 2016 at 3:35 pm

A interview with the Grandviews new management to Columbus Monthly confirms 150 seats.

Mark_L
Mark_L on May 7, 2016 at 1:13 pm

Thanks for catching the name error, jhnpblc343. The city should also be changed to Grandview, OH instead of Columbus.

jhnpblc343
jhnpblc343 on May 6, 2016 at 10:52 pm

Name is misspelled in this listing. They changed Theatre to Theater. Not sure why, since it was Theatre for 90 years.

Keith
Keith on May 6, 2016 at 1:57 pm

Lots of tables Ron. New pics uploaded. Also new website www.grandviewtheater.com

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on May 6, 2016 at 11:58 am

Were the other seats replaced by tables or other furniture?

Mark_L
Mark_L on May 5, 2016 at 12:49 pm

Reopening on May 5, 2016 as the GRANDVIEW THEATRE AND DRAFTHOUSE. The theatre has new seats, a new screen and a new projector. A 40-tap bar will be available. The theatre is owned by Eric Brembeck, who also owns the Studio 35 Theatre and Drafthouse in north Columbus, OH.

Keith
Keith on December 29, 2015 at 12:23 am

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2015/12/28/grandview-theatre-has-closed.html

Keith
Keith on December 28, 2015 at 11:49 pm

Plans to reopen in late March with new management.

Keith
Keith on December 28, 2015 at 11:44 pm

The grandview is closed.

David Nedrow
David Nedrow on July 1, 2014 at 12:28 pm

As an aside, we have kept one 35mm projector in place, and mothballed the other in the booth. Just in case.

David Nedrow
Grandview Theatre

Keith
Keith on July 1, 2014 at 11:30 am

The grandview has gone digital! First movie this weekend.

David Nedrow
David Nedrow on December 23, 2010 at 11:14 pm

Actually, as it turned out, we weren’t able to restore the chairs that were here when we took over. They were loungers, not rockers. IE, fixed seat, reclining back.

The seats and backs could have been redone, but the standards and hinging had gone so long without maintenance, or cleaning, that a combination of rust (from roof leaks that were never reported to the land lady) and acid, from spilled soda, had eaten through much of the metal. In some cases, you could literally push hard with a thumb and dent the metal. Unfortunately, the seats and back required this particular standard, so without the metal, the upholstered parts were worthless.

The high school auditorium seats in the middle are in generally good shape, though there are a few “blah HEARTS blah"s scratched in the backs. The plan is to replace these sometime next year, with the same seats we’ve put in on the sides. When we do replace them, the center section will be completely removed and put back in on a radius. The new side seats are already angled toward the screen.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on November 18, 2010 at 9:50 pm

Where did the old seats go?

Keith
Keith on November 18, 2010 at 8:44 pm

‘not moveable chairs’ on both sides. the seats in the middle came from a high school. i read that they are trying to raise money to restore the rockers that were in the drexel grandview.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on November 17, 2010 at 5:54 pm

The official link is broken — should be just http://grandviewtheatre.net .

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on November 17, 2010 at 5:41 pm

fixed as in ‘not broken’ or as in ‘not moveable chairs’ ?

Keith
Keith on November 17, 2010 at 5:32 pm

the theater now has fixed seats on the right and left sides.

David Nedrow
David Nedrow on July 5, 2010 at 5:19 pm

Not sure on the style. We’ll be going with modern doors, but hopefully something either similar (3 pane) or stylized. Anyway we cut it, it’s a minimum of $7,000, so not a cheap fix. The existing doors don’t really go with anything in the interior, and we really need secure, energy efficient doors with panic hardware.

x44x48
x44x48 on June 15, 2010 at 10:02 pm

Hopefully you plan on trying to match the style/design of the original doors? They really complement the theater the way they are now.

David Nedrow
David Nedrow on March 12, 2010 at 11:56 pm

Heh. The “white” on the doors is primer, to slow the rotting as much as possible. Huge chunks of wood are falling off now. We’re planning on putting in new doors for better security and safety.

Keith
Keith on March 9, 2010 at 6:56 pm

the front doors have been painted white.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on December 4, 2009 at 12:37 pm

In which case, the Status should be changed to “Open” and the description appropriately revised.