The main entrance consists of a ticket booth
and entrance doorways housed in a two story Italian Renaissance
stone facade capped with a projecting cornice and Mediterranean
tile roof. The highly ornate windows are supported by a polychromed band of griffins and heraldic devices. The deeply
rusticated window surrounds likewise support fanciful
polychromed carvings. Scale of entry is hidden by marquee
addition.
Loew's Theater is a product of the golden age
of the American movie palace. It is thought to be the last of
the eleven theaters opened by Marcus Loew, founder of the Loew's
chain that is still standing.
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It was the first in America to be
built with equipment for sound movies originally installed. It
was the first theater with an air cooling system. -
National Register Form, William V. Wallace Jr.
The Akron Civic theatre has provided 75
years of quality entertainment and live performances to the
community. Once
referred to as the Loew's Theater it is one of only five
remaining theaters in the country where one can experience a
twinkling star-lit sky, including clouds, that move across
the horizon.
In June 2001, the Akron Civic Theatre closed for
restoration. Over the course of the next sixteen months,
over $19 million was spent bringing the theater up to date
and restored its infrastructure.
