Plaza Theater
248 Jackson Street,
Sandusky,
OH
44870
248 Jackson Street,
Sandusky,
OH
44870
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Architects: George H. Steffens, John F. Steffens
Firms: Steffens & Steffens
Previous Names: Ivonhoe Theater
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Opened as the Ivonhoe Theater on November 21, 1914 presenting vaudeville. It was renamed Plaza Theater in July 1915 and went over to screening movies. The Sandusky Register newspaper bought the Plaza Theater from Mrs. Gus Sun in 1958. Mrs. Sun inherited the theater from her father, John Himmelein, in 1957.
Mr. Himmelein had originally bought the Plaza Theater in 1917.
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Moving Picture World of July 24, 1915, mentions the Plaza Theatre and John Himmelein. The house was originally called the Ivanhoe Theatre:
1937 photo added credit Sandusky Register, via below website. Copy & paste to view.
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/blog/street-wise/3795181
Grand opening ad posted.
Found on Newspaperarchive.com
The newspaper page posted by rivest266 shows a courtesy ad placed by the theater’s architects, Steffens & Steffens. The Cleveland firm was established by brothers George H. and John F. Steffens in 1912 and dissolved in 1923.