Beach Theatre
315 Corey Avenue,
St. Petersburg Beach,
FL
33706
315 Corey Avenue,
St. Petersburg Beach,
FL
33706
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The Beach Theatre opened on January 15, 1940 with 528 seats. Remodeled in the mid-2000’s, this Art Deco movie theater is close to the pristine beaches of western Florida. Currently shows a mix of movies, plus some live performances.
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Here is a 2004 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6m35du
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I am indeed. Quaker education, in fact.
Okay. I’ll save a copy too.
This is a nice 2009 photo.
Could anyone help me solve a mystery? I have a distinct memory of going to St. Petersburg Beach with my family in 1970 when I was about 16. I walked about a half hour from our hotel on the beach to a movie theatre to see a re-release of Ben-Hur. Perhaps it was this one, but it looks a bit far from where I think we stayed. Was there another movie theatre near the beach in those days? Thanks!
We visited here yesterday and this is the kind of independent local theater we need to support. Paid $5.00 matinee admission (“up In the Air” and $4.00 concession – now that’s refreshing – for popcorn and soda. I spoke with one of the employees who told me that 3 folks worked there and the two I met were very cordial – also refreshing. Among the on-screen ads were a 1940 photo of the theater and the opening Window Card from “Dust Be My Destiny”. Screenwriter and local native Michael France (“Fantastic Four”, “Hulk”…) purchased the theater in 2007. They do a free Saturday morning screening (yesterday was a Japanese sci-fi flic) and a troupe accompanies “The Rocky Horror Picture SHow' on Saturday evenings. Check it out when you are in the area.
Photos of the Beach Theatre courtesy ferret1111.
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Scott, that theater was probably the Dolphin Plaza Twin. It was in a shopping center with a Publix and a TG&Y. It has been added to the database since you left your comment.
Hello all, I work for the Beach Theatre (on their website) and just found this website and entry for the theatre. In reading the earlier comments, there seems to be some confusion about the original opening date for the theatre. Those who’ve said we opened on 1/15/1940 are correct. We still have a grand opening Playbill framed in our theatre from that event that anyone can see as they enter the lobby. I don’t know why there isn’t an ad in the paper on that day. I looked at the March 1946 newspaper “opening” ad and that must refer to the RE-opening of the theatre. As it states on our history page, during WWII a German U-boat was spotted off the coast of FL, so a blackout was ordered of all businesses along the coast that lasted 18 months. 1946 was after the war ended, so it seems that we’d reopen around that time.