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Columbus Theatre

2002 Photo from the Scott Norwood collection

270 Broadway
Providence RI

	Record #21446
Opened: November 1, 1926 Closed: August 25, 2009 Current Use: Demolished:	Capacity: 850 seats Architect(s): Oreste DiSaia Architectural Style(s): National Register: Current Organ: 2/6
Also Known As: Uptown

Information for this tour was contributed by Scott Norwood.

Architect Oreste DiSaia designed the Columbus, which was built in 1926. The theater ran adult fare from the 1960s until 2002, when the Rhode Island International Film Festival played here, convincing the owner that there was another market for the theater.

The theatre closed on August 25, 2009 after a surprise inspection from the fire marshall. The owner hopes to find a way to correct the violations and reopen sometime in the future.

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June 2006 photos from the Adam Martin collection.

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Last featured 8/13/2006. Last edited 9/4/2009.

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