Glenbyrne Cinemas
1554 S. Byrne Road,
Toledo,
OH
43614
1554 S. Byrne Road,
Toledo,
OH
43614
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Previously operated by: Jerry Lewis Cinemas
Previous Names: Jerry Lewis Cinemas 1 and 2
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Located in the Glenbyrne Center strip mall. The Jerry Lewis Cinemas 1 and 2 was opened on July 29, 1971 with Gene Wilder in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” & “Ali MacGraw in "Love Story”. It was taken over by new operators in 1974 and renamed Glenbyrne Cinemas. It closed on November 21, 1990 with Maurizio Nichetti in “The Icicle Thief” & Matthew Modine in “Memphis Belle”.
By 2007 it housed the Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture. By October 2018 it has been in use as a batters cage facility known as The Batter’s Box.
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All I remember of the place is that it opened in 1971 as the Jerry Lewis Cinemas. That’s right…funnyman Jerry Lewis had a chain of movie theaters in the early 1970’s. I remember seeing a photo in the lobby of Jerry Lewis at the grand opening. It was a typical mini-cinema of the day, a trend that had recently began in the early 1970’s of building shoe-box size movie theaters, many which still exist. The building is now a “beauty” college.
Yes; that theater became the Showcase Cinemas Toledo.
July 29th, 1971 grand opening ad as Jerry Lewis can now be found in the photo section. It was renamed Glenbyrne in 1974.
Closed December 31, 1990.
The Jerry Lewis Cinema opened its doors on July 29, 1971 with “Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory” in Screen 1 and “Love Story” in Screen 2. Following Jerry’s bankruptcy, it was renamed the Glenbyrne Cinemas in 1974. The Glenbyrne closed on December 31, 1990 with “The Icicle Thief” in Screen 1 and “Memphis Belle” in Screen 2.