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Akron Civic Theatre

Akron Civic Theatre

Architect: John Eberson

Atmospheric Style: Andalusian Garden

First Opened: 20th April 1929 (95 years ago)

Reopened after renovation: 30th November 2002

Former Names: Loew’s Akron

Website: www.akroncivic.com Open website in new window

Telephone: (303) 253-2488 Call (303) 253-2488

Address: 182 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44308 Show address in Google Maps (new window)


The Akron Civic opened as Loew’s Akron in April 1929, part of the theatre chain built by exhibitor Marcus Loew. It is one of the few remaining Atmospheric theatres designed by renowned theatre architect John Eberson to survive.

Detailed Information

The Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, Ohio, originally opened as a Loew’s Akron in April 1929.

The auditorium is set well back from the street, and so to enter one must pass through a beautiful four story Moorish Castle-themed lobby, described on the National Register of Historic Places as “a fairyland of extraordinary and imaginative Italian renaissance décor”. The richly ornamented walls support a coffered pyramidal ceiling.

The auditorium of the theatre was designed as a Moorish Garden, more specifically an Andalusian Garden according to EverGreene Architectural Arts Link opens in new window who worked on the $26 million renovation and restoration of the auditorium completed in 2002.

The 2002 project did not include the Grand Lobby, except for the wall leading into the theatre. For nearly 20 years patrons have been able to see the very visible division between dull and dazzling, representing nearly 100 years of degradation.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, an $8.5 million renovation project saw the Grand Lobby and other Front-of-house areas restored to their former glory.

Listed/Landmark Building Status

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