Loew's Normandy Twin Open-Air Theatre

5011 Normandy Boulevard,
Jacksonville, FL 32099

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jwmovies
jwmovies on January 22, 2023 at 7:04 am

1 in Oklahoma, 2 used to be in Chicagoland. Owned by Loew’s also.

You could drive in the tunnel between theaters. Each had its own box office, projection and concession. Cool! 😍😍😄

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on September 1, 2021 at 10:38 pm

Boxoffice of May 14, 1949 said that the Normandie Twin Outdoor Theatre had recently opened at Jacksonville. In addition to accommodating over 1,000 cars, the facility had outdoor seating areas near the refreshment stands for about 400 walk-in customers.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 5, 2021 at 2:30 pm

I think I found the Normandy’s closing date. According to a Boxoffice article two weeks later about the indoor theaters that would replace the drive-in, “its long-postponed closing (was) the night of March 24,” 1963.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on December 5, 2019 at 10:51 am

The Feb. 5, 1950 Boxoffice had a two-page story about the new Normandy, “a twin drive-in theatre with two identical screens and identical programs. One show starts 20 minutes after the other since one screen faces west and the other east”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on March 29, 2019 at 7:31 am

From the July 2, 1955 issue of Billboard, as part of a note on Loew’s acquisition:

“The Normandy features a miniature Seaboard Silver Meteor, free donkey rides, and a five-acre playground.”

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on August 7, 2016 at 6:10 am

F. Earl Deloe architectural sketch in photos.

jwmovies
jwmovies on October 19, 2012 at 3:36 pm

WOW! Now THAT’s a drive-in!

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on March 27, 2011 at 5:44 pm

Relinking to see if there is anymore info!

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on July 7, 2010 at 4:11 pm

Nice marquee photo,Thanks.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on June 13, 2010 at 7:48 pm

Huh? The picture shows the back of a screen (does not look like it was two-sided, as the screen was supposed to have been at this theater), and a section of a parking lot and what looks picnic tables.

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on June 13, 2010 at 7:21 pm

This site has a marquee shot:

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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on June 8, 2010 at 7:08 pm

Very nice looking Drive-in.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on May 28, 2010 at 11:30 am

Thanks ken mc, would like to see a photo of the marquee.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 18, 2010 at 6:42 pm

There was an article about this theater in Boxoffice in JUne 1960:
http://tinyurl.com/ycxk3gn

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on November 4, 2009 at 3:35 pm

Great shot of the drive-in, very neat design, Loews even had cool “open-air” theaters.

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on May 29, 2009 at 8:21 am

There are several views of the Normandy here:

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StanleyNorton
StanleyNorton on July 16, 2007 at 12:00 pm

The Normandy was a first class drive in with a great snack bar, outside seating and a playground. It also showed first run films from time to time.