Lincoln Theatre
541 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach,
FL
33139
541 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach,
FL
33139
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Information above should be changed to closed renovating. When I was in Miami BEach in MArch the theater had closed.
A story about the conversion of the Lincoln into a shop is at…… http://pymnts.com/news/businesswire-feed/2012/september/06/art-deco-meets-hm-20120906006355/
When was Lincoln Road malled? Sometime in the 1960s, right? But which year?
The January 15th, 1936 grand opening ad had been posted here.
Jeff, Brandt closed it in 1970. It re-opened in 1972 as a discount house with occasional first-runs and ran until the summer of 1987. It later re-opened as a performing arts center with movie facilities.
“Ben-Hur” premiered here in 1959 and again for the 1969 roadshow re-release. I can’t help with the wagon wheel.
There are some urban lends about the Miami Beach Lincoln Theater. Did Ben Hur premiere her in 1960? Was there a wagon/chariot wheel in the lobby to commemorate that event? On the comment above, I would suggest a slight change: the Lincoln Theater (541 Lincoln Road) was open as late as 1986 when I went to a movie there, but I would be intersted in any help in finding documentation on the closing date.
Your help is always appreciated. Thank you!
ChasSmith,
Here are some Lincoln roadshows:
1957 “The Bridge on the River Kwai” 1959 “Ben-Hur” 1960 “Pepe” 1961 “Judgment at Nuremberg” 1962 “The Longest Day” 1963 “Cleopatra” 1964 “My Fair Lady” 1965 “The Agony and the Ecstasy” 1966 “Exodus” 1967 “Camelot” 1968 “Star!” 1970 “Patton”
If you want to search further, The Miami News is available here: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uoQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=seoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537%2C3497926
I’d love to know which roadshow films were run at this theater during the 1960s.
The status of this theater needs to be changed to CLOSED. I just passed by and it is all boarded up with lots of work going on behind the scenes; presumably to convert it to retail space. We’ll see see what H&M will do to preserve the old theater. I am not hopeful.
(If anyone from CT sees this, time to mark the status as “Closed”)
Fashion retailer H&M just announced plans to take over the former (hurts to say that) Lincoln, aiming for a fall 2012 opening:
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Meanwhile, there’s a possibility that the Jackie Gleason Theater (currently aka The Fillmore at…) may disappear in a proposed major renovation of the Miami Beach Convention Center. Live Nation could’ve taken over the Lincoln instead.
Stories on the new concert hall opening confirm the Lincoln has been sold by the NWS, but gave no information concerning the plans for future development of retail space at the Lincoln.
Any word of the retail scheme?
A recent photo of the Lincoln Theater.
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NWS gave their last performances at the Lincoln in December 2010, before the move to their new auditorium. The Miami Herald reported the final concert concluded with a retrospective slide show of NWS' 20 years at the Lincoln, with a singalong of “Auld Lang Syne.”
The imminent conversion to retail reportedly includes some provisions that would eventually allow the possibility of restoration as a performing arts venue.
Article about conversion to retail. Some features to be restored but for how long? 5 years?
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If the New World Symphony gives its final Lincoln concert as planned in January 2011, that will coincide with the theatre’s 75th anniversary.
Since classical music itself is based on continuation of heritage, I wish NWS would’ve been more sympathetic to architectural legacy as well. Yet times being what they are, especially for nonprofits, I can unfortunately see why they sold it.
Yeah, that “conversion to retail” thing really worked out well for the Caribe and the Beach Theaters didn’t it.
Sheezh…these short-sighted City officials…
I know a real estate investor that owns a lot of the property across the promenade from the Lincoln. I didn’t see his name on that list, though.
Say goodbye:
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2010 — still home of the New World Symphony. 2011 — shops and restaurants.
Grand opening ad From January 15th, 1936 is View link
1981 Photo
1985 Photo
1985 Photo
1985 Photo
There are some photos of the theater on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/ca3xso
The Lincoln opened in 1936. As a movie theatre it was operated by Wometco (1940’s), Florida State (1950’s), Brandt (1960’s) and Southland (1970’s). Up until the Southland discount cinema days it was mostly a first class Roadshow house.
Another photo of the Lincoln Theater can be seen here.
This is a July 2008 photo.