Westerville in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Winter Garden

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024

1. Winter Garden Marker

Inscription. Westerville's first permanent movie theatre, the Winter Garden, operated in this building from 1913 until the late 1920's.

Seating 180 moviegoers, the Winter Garden offered serials like the “Perils of Pauline” which would run weekly for months drawing curious customers back for repeat visits. One other very popular movie was “Ten Nights in a Barroom”, one of the great temperance stories. Fifteen cents bought your admission to the center of entertainment.

After the Winter Garden closed, warehouses and auto repair shops occupied this space.

Erected by Uptown Westerville Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 40° 7.607′ N, 82° 55.877′ W. Marker is in Westerville, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is on East Main Street east of North State Street (Ohio Route 3), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 E Main St, Westerville OH 43081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Taylor's Pool Hall (a few steps from this marker); Isaly's Dairy Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Weyant Block (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bank of Westerville / The University Bookstore (within shouting distance of this marker); 42-44 North State Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel Holmes (within shouting distance of this marker); Guitner's Dry Goods (within shouting distance of this marker); State Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westerville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024

2. Winter Garden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.