The Parkland Theatre has a long history and dates back to the period before the advent of motion pictures. The theatre was built as a vaudeville house in 1881 and was converted to a silent movie house in the 1920's. Remnants of those vaudeville days remain. The theatre still has a stage with trap doors which are used for live performances on occasion. The Parkland is the oldest operating movie house in Cincinnati.

Ed Miller bought the historic Parkland Theatre in 1997. Over the last 10 years, many renovations have taken place including concession expansion (including HOT foods!), painting of the building, restoring the marquee, upgrading the movie equipment and much more. The City of Cincinnati with the support of John Cranley has provided a grant in 2008 to help with the renovation effort.

Because of Ed's Catholic faith, the Parkland Theatre does not show "R" rated movies. The Mission of the Parkland Theatre is to "provide the community with family oriented entertainment at an affordable cost and exceptional value".

The cost for a movie is only $2 and most concessions are only $1.

Thank you for your support of the Parkland Theatre and Entertainment Centre - Ed Miller.