Allen Theatre, Cleveland

Name: Allen Theatre
Address: Cleveland, United States
Telephone: +1 216-771-4444

#107 among attractions in Cleveland

Theater, Concerts and shows, Music venue

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Facts and practical information

The Allen Theatre is one of the theaters in Playhouse Square, the performing arts center on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It was originally designed as a silent movie theater by C. Howard Crane and opened its doors on April 1, 1921, with a capacity of more than 3,000 seats. The first show was of the movie Her Greatest Love, and featured Phil Spitalny and his 35 piece orchestra as live performers. The theater was designed in the Italian Renaissance style and was one of the few "daylight atmospheric" theaters in the country, with a ceiling painted to resemble the open daylight sky. In the lobby, a rotunda was built to resemble the Villa Madama in Rome. The ceiling of the rotunda was decorated with Renaissance-style figures from an unknown artist's imagination which greeted cinema patrons for decades. ()

Opened: 1921 (104 years ago)Capacity: 500Coordinates: 41°30'5"N, 81°40'53"W

Address

Downtown Cleveland (Playhouse Square)Cleveland United States

Contact

+1 216-771-4444

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Day trips

Allen Theatre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, Erie Street Cemetery, Ohio Theatre.

~170 mS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Hanna Theatre, Cleveland
3 min walk • The Hanna Theatre is a theater at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is one of the original five venues built in the district, opening on March 28, 1921.
~100 mSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Playhouse Square, Cleveland
2 min walk • Playhouse Square is a theater district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is the largest performing arts center in the US outside of New York City.
~400 mS
Cemetery
Erie Street Cemetery, Cleveland
7 min walk • Erie Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It is the city's oldest existing cemetery.
~30 mNE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Performing arts
Ohio Theatre, Cleveland
1 min walk • The Mimi Ohio Theatre is a theater on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, part of Playhouse Square. The theater was built by Marcus Loew's Loew's Ohio Theatres company. It was designed by Thomas W. Lamb in the Italian Renaissance style, and was intended to present legitimate plays.
~130 mSW
Park
US Bank Centre – Cleveland, Cleveland
3 min walk • The Cleveland US Bank Centre building is a high-rise located at 1350 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Located in the heart of Cleveland's Theater District, the building was formerly known as Renaissance Center. It is the second tallest building in the district after the 1922-built 272 foot Keith Building.
~60 mE
Concerts and shows, Theater
State Theatre, Cleveland
1 min walk • The KeyBank State Theatre is a theater located at 1519 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the theaters that make up Playhouse Square. It was designed by the noted theater architect Thomas W. Lamb and was built in 1921 by Marcus Loew to be the flagship of the Ohio branch of the Loew's Theatres company.
~90 mE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Connor Palace, Cleveland
2 min walk • The Connor Palace, also known as the Palace Theatre and historically as the RKO Palace, is a theater located at 1615 Euclid Avenue in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio, part of Playhouse Square. The theater opened in 1922, as Keith's Palace Theatre after B. F.
~470 mN
Church
St. Peter Church, Cleveland
8 min walk • St. Peter Church, is a Catholic parish church in Cleveland, Ohio and part of the Diocese of Cleveland. Founded in 1853, it is located at the intersection of Superior Ave. near East 17th St. in the Downtown neighborhood.
~570 mW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Cleveland
9 min walk • The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is a historic Roman Catholic church building located at 1007 Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.
~420 mSW
Neoclassical architecture
Cleveland Trust Company Building, Cleveland
7 min walk • The Cleveland Trust Company Building is a 1907 building designed by George B. Post and located at the intersection of East 9th Street and Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland's Nine-Twelve District.
~130 mSE
Skyscraper
The Lumen, Cleveland
3 min walk • The Lumen is a high-rise apartment building in the Playhouse Square district of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Completed in 2020, the 34-story, 396-foot tower sits at the southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and East 17th Street, adjacent to the Hanna Building and across Euclid from the Keith Building.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Allen Theatre?

Nearby attractions include Ohio Theatre, Cleveland (1 min walk), Kennedy's Theatre, Cleveland (1 min walk), The Helen Lab Theatre, Cleveland (1 min walk), State Theatre, Cleveland (1 min walk).

How to get to Allen Theatre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Allen Theatre:

Bus

East 14th Street (2 min walk)
Cleveland Greyhound Station (4 min walk)

Light rail

South Harbor • Lines: 67Ax, 67AX Blue, Blue, Green (17 min walk)
Tower City • Lines: 67Ax, 67AX Blue, Blue, Green (18 min walk)

Metro

Tower City • Lines: Red (19 min walk)
Tri-C–Campus District • Lines: Red (34 min walk)

Train

Cleveland (21 min walk)