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rivest266 commented about Boulevard Drive-In on Jan 26, 2020 at 8:40 am

The Boulevard Drive-In opened on December 24th, 1948 with Red Skelton in “Southern Yankee.” Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Florida Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 5:06 pm

Opened as Hippodrome on January 5th, 1917 and as Rex on November 7th, 1931. Grand opening ads posted.

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rivest266 commented about Florida Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 4:58 pm

Reopened as Florida on April 9th, 1948 with “Good News”. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Rio Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 4:54 pm

This opened as Dixie on February 4th, 1948. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Flamingo Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 4:36 pm

The Flamingo theatre opened on December 14th, 1946 by Brandt Theatres. Grand opening ad uploaded.

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rivest266 commented about Paris Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 4:20 pm

The Variety theatre opened on June 20th, 1946 with Alfred Hitchcock’s “Suspicion”. Grand opening ads posted.

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rivest266 commented about Charlottetown Mall Cinemas on Jan 25, 2020 at 2:43 pm

Three screens opened on May 14th, 1976 as the largest cinema was split up.

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rivest266 commented about Dade Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 2:16 pm

The Dade theatre opened with “Melody Ranch” on November 28th, 1940. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Coral Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 2:11 pm

The Coral (Paramount) opened on December 29th, 1940 with “Strike up the Band”. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Opening on Jan 25, 2020 at 1:54 pm

This is an awful print from the microfilm. Here’s a better quality image below. (click to zoom in) Beach theatre openingBeach theatre opening Wed, Dec 25, 1940 – 15 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Beach Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 1:53 pm

The Beach theatre opened on December 25th, 1940 with “Love Thy Neighbor”. Grand opening ad posted.

Beach theatre openingBeach theatre opening Wed, Dec 25, 1940 – 15 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Boulevard Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 1:47 pm

The Boulevard theatre opened on November 21st, 1940. Grand opening ad reposted with a better quality image.

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rivest266 commented about Strand Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 1:10 pm

Reopened on November 23rd, 1938 along with the reopening of the Paramount the next day. Grand opening ad posted. The Strand theatre that opened on September 18th, 1915 and closed in 1923 may have been in another location, but the newspapers did not gave the address.

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rivest266 commented about Sheridan Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 12:50 pm

The Sheridan theatre opened on January 15th, 1937. Grand opening ad posted. Sheridan theatre openingSheridan theatre opening Fri, Jan 15, 1937 – 28 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Roxy Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 12:43 pm

The Roxy theatre opened on January 7th, 1932 with “Sporting Blood” with Clark Gable. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Miami Drive-In on Jan 25, 2020 at 12:21 pm

Grand opening ad reposted with a better quality version.

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rivest266 commented about Town Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 12:04 pm

The Miami theatre opened on December 1st, 1937 as a newsreel theatre. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Edison Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 11:44 am

The Rialto theatre opened on June 12th, 1926 and listings stopped in 1928. It reopened as Edison on May 30th, 1936 and closed again in 1941. Grand opening ads posted.

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rivest266 commented about Cinema Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 11:33 am

The Cinema Casino opened on November 17th, 1937. Grand opening ad in the photo section.

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rivest266 commented about Cameo Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 11:27 am

The Cameo theatre opened on November 4th, 1938 with “To the Victor” and “The Lie of Nina Petrovna”. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Tivoli Theatre on Jan 25, 2020 at 10:44 am

This opened on January 18th, 1927 (not the 31st as I posted back in 2011). Grand opening ad posted.

Tivoli theatre openingTivoli theatre opening Tue, Jan 18, 1927 – 19 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Temple Theater on Jan 25, 2020 at 10:37 am

The Temple theatre opened on January 24th, 1926 with “Girl of Gold”. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Rex Art Cinema on Jan 25, 2020 at 10:25 am

The Rosetta theatre opened on February 16th, 1926 with Tom Mix in “The Yankee Senor”. Grand opening ad posted.