East Liverpool in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The American Theater

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 3, 2011

1. The American Theater Marker

Inscription. Originally built as a Vaudeville house, the American Theater hosted its premier performance on Christmas Day 1909. With the advent of film, the American was converted to a movie theater in 1918. A major fire destroyed the structure on May 24, 1950 but it was rebuilt and re-opened in 1951. The American was the last of the local movie theaters to close. It was demolished in 1999.

Erected 2006 by East Liverpool Rotary Club.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1915.

Location. 40° 37.183′ N, 80° 34.701′ W. Marker is in East Liverpool, Ohio, in Columbiana County. It is on East 6th Street 0 miles west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east. Located at entrance to public parking lot on 6th Street near Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Liverpool OH 43920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Disabled American Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); J.C. Thompson Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); State Theater (about 300 feet away); Isaac Knowles - Knowles Block

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(about 300 feet away); I.O.O.F. Building (about 400 feet away); Diamond Theater (about 400 feet away); Locke's Building (about 500 feet away); The Lincoln Highway (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Liverpool.

Also see . . . East Liverpool Historical Society. (Submitted on July 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 3, 2011

2. The American Theater Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 936 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.