Clewiston Theater
100 East Sugarland Highway,
Clewiston,
FL
33440
100 East Sugarland Highway,
Clewiston,
FL
33440
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Is it still there? I remember going over there to rebuild the projector in screen 1 & adding surround sound with more speakers & installing screen 2. The surround sound scared everybody because of the sound update,,, LOL… It was soo real…
They are open and is running strong, there are two screens and its being even redone inside again, here is there facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clewiston-Theater/157451487659660 here is there web site: www.clewistontheater.com
Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clewiston-Theater/138118546199625 says it closed in September
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9c7whd
1978 Photo
It sounds like 176 seats total might be accurate then.
My boyfriend and I took a trip to see SW florida from the Orlando area and spend 2 nights in Clewiston. The theater inside was the strangest thing I think I’ve every seen. We walked up like half a flight of stairs to what I can only call a balcony with maybe about 40 – 50 seats. There was no way our screen had 176 seats in it.
When we sat down we were literary eye to eye with the screen and felt like we could reach out and touch it. Not sure what the other screen was like but this was strange. We saw Transformers so it wasn’t too long ago.
Too bad it was twinned though.
When I lived in south Florida I traveled through Clewiston many times, but never noticed this theatre as I, unfortunately, wasn’t into theatres then! Darn!
Thanks Movies. I think Loopnet should be a little more specific with their information. So the seat count above should be changed to 352 seats.
I BELIEVE ITS EACH…
I LOOKED INTO THIS THEATER ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO…
This theater only has 176 seats total or is that 176 for each auditorium? $425,000 seems a little pricey for 176 seats.
THE ARE HAS A LOT OF POVERTY….
In November of 2007, you could buy this theater for $495,000 or $395,000 for an empty building. Photo. It looks like the price has been reduced on Loopnet.
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IT IS A TWIN
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5p2uxa
I BELIEVE THIS IS NOW A TWIN???
Thank you, Lost Memory, for the great research. In myflorida.com there’s reference to Mary Hayes Davis as owner of a group of south Florida theaters, and this building is one of the few “moderne” structures in the area.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Dixie Crystal Theatre (added 1998 – Building – #98001202)
Also known as Clewiston Theater
100 E. Sugarland Hwy., Clewiston
Historic Significance: Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Anderson, Earl Contracting Co., Cone, C.A.
Architectural Style: Moderne
Historic Person: Davis, Mary Hays
Significant Year: 1941
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Theater