The Drexel Theater

The Drexel Theatre is a significant example of the once-ubiquitous small neighborhood theatres that appeared in the 1930s, when movies were an inexpensive and popular form of entertainment. Designed by architect Robert R. Royce, it was built in 1937 in a combination of Art Deco and Art Moderne styles, with its iconic marquee designed by the P.F. Yoerger Sign Company. The Drexel opened on Christmas Day 1937 with the movie One Mile from Heaven and has operated continuously ever since. In 2009, as the theatre fell on hard times, Friends of the Drexel and the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts joined to save and restore it for future generations, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Bexley, Ohio · United States