The Valentine Theatre is located in the downtown district of Toledo, Ohio at the corner of Superior and Adams Streets. The 128-year-old facility seats 901.
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| Address | 410 Adams Street Toledo, Ohio United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′10″N 83°32′03″W / 41.6528°N 83.5342°W |
| Owner | Toledo Cultural Arts Center |
| Operator | Toledo Cultural Arts Center, Inc |
| Capacity | 901 |
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| Opened | December 25, 1895 |
| Reopened | October 9, 1999 |
| Architect | E.O. Fallis |
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From 1925 to approximately 1928 The Toledo Society for the Blind (Now the Sight Center of Northwest Ohio) rented space there for their operations. It was there that a piano and victrola were donated and they were able to start a dancing class.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1987.[1] A $28 million renovation of the building carried out by architect Charles H. Stark, begun in 1978 and taking 21 years to complete, was unveiled on October 9, 1999.[2][3]
On November 23, 2007, a natural gas explosion in the basement caused extensive damage and forced the evacuation of the adjoining Renaissance Senior Apartments.[4] The theater reopened in April 2008 after repairs costing $3.5 million.[5]
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Administrator. "The Valentine Theatre". Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Valentine Theatre - Toledo, OH". Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ Weber, Laren. "Valentine 'safe' after blast; damage appears cosmetic". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Reindl, JC. "Renaissance residents return to downtown Toledo apartments". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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