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Majestic Theatre


1941 Photo from the Columbus Metropolitan Library collection
63 S High St
Columbus OH

Closed
Record #19393  
 Opened: January 12, 1914
 Closed: 1950
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Information for this tour was contributed by Columbus Metropolitan Library.

The Majestic opened 1/12/1914. The Majestic became an RKO theater June 29, 1929 and was wired for "talkies." It closed and was razed in 1950.

On January 15, 1915, the Majestic became the first theater in Columbus to provide movies for children. On March 12, 1922, the Majestic became the first theater in Columbus to broadcast radio transmissions over its auditorium speakers.

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1941 photos from the Columbus Metropolitan Library collection.


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1915 photos from the Columbus Metropolitan Library collection.


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Photos from the Columbus Metropolitan Library collection.


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Postcards from the Columbus Metropolitan Library collection.


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