Corazon Cinema & Cafe
36 Granada Street,
St. Augustine,
FL
32084
36 Granada Street,
St. Augustine,
FL
32084
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Previous Names: Pot Belly's Cinema Plus, Pot Belly's Cinema 4
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- Apr 16, 2014 — Pot Belly's Cinema to close
Located in a building constructed in 1894. Pot Belly’s Cinema Plus was opened in July 1986 as a 100-seat single screen movie theatre, converted from a bar & pool room.
Reopened on September 19, 2014 as the Corazon Cinema & Cafe when it was taken over by new owners and renovated. There were two screens used to screen movies, one seating 100, the other seating 60. The third space was used for dining, but did have a TV and showed live sporting events etc. It was closed permanently on January 28, 2021 and was demolished in August 2023.
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Yep, it is now obvious how this theater got its name. This is truly one of the ugliest theaters I have ever seen. It was closed when I was in St. Augustine last week, but it appeared even uglier on the inside. Interestingly, just inside the theater is an old and very large film projector on display. How old is this theater? This can’t be the only theater in the history of St. Augustine, though I found no evidence of any other.
Now that is one Cinema Treasure!
I am thinking about moving it to my Favorites selection. I have been to St.Augustine a bunch of times SOMEHOW i missed this.Must be in an off street area.Wish there were more pics and story.What a find.How did you find this one tisloews.
Mike I just saw the name on the recent comments section and it caught my attention.
ummm. I insulted it first! :–)
It was certainly a different type name,tisloews.Wonder if Nick has spotted it.
Pot Bellies was anamazing spot. The lobby was filled with tons of memorabilia, all pop culture oriented. The paraphenalia lined the walls all the way back to the auditoriums. These pics of this new place make me sad, because the personality has departed this location. It’s a shame about their closing because you could tell that the owners were totally into movies and pop culture. Grand old spot.
The Corazon Cinema & Cafe closed temporarily on March 20, 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic. It reopened May 22, 2020. Unfortunately, the venue was closed permanently on January 28, 2021.
Demolition has begun on the former theatre.
In July 1986, lifelong local resident Kenny Pierce, the owner of Pot Belly’s Restaurant, converted a neighboring bar and pool room into a 100-seat single-screen theater with stereo sound and a 13x30ft screen alongside a delicatessen.
The Pot Belly’s Cinema Plus opened its doors on July 25, 1986 with “Back to School”, and was also a replacement of an earlier Cinema Plus near the intersection of King and Aviles Streets that closed down just months before this opened. A second screen was added on September 4, 1987, and was renamed “Pot Belly’s Twin Cinema Plus”. This was followed two additional screens on June 22, 1990, becoming the “Pot Belly’s Cinema 4”.