Florida Theater
E. Hinson Avenue & 8th Street,
Haines City,
FL
33844
E. Hinson Avenue & 8th Street,
Haines City,
FL
33844
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The Florida Theater was opened in 1925. It was remodeled in 1948, to the plans of Avon Park based architect William J. Heim. A 1961 article in the Lakeland Ledger mentions a Florida Theater in downtown Haines City.
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The Florida Theatre was also Carl Floyd Theatres' home office. Years after the theatre closed, the chain’s offices were still active in the building. My understanding is after closing as a full-time theatre, it was reopened from time to time for special showings. What is the building used for now?
Not sure. I’m planning a trip to the Northeast Polk area soon, so I’ll see if I can locate the building.
Andy, there is a former theatre building located in the 500 block of E. Hinson Ave. It has been retrofitted for other purposes. This might have been the Florida Theatre. (?)
If you ever find the address, let us know. Need more info and photos.
I think that building on the 500 block is an old Publix store dating from the 40s.
A 1925 article announces the construction of a theater at the corner of Hinson and 8th Street, directly across the corner of the Hotel Polk. The hotel’s still there, but nothing else on the corner resembles a theater.
It’s possible that the Florida Theatre was the new house mentioned in the November 16, 1925, issue of The Film Daily:
Haines City’s other early theater, the Mar-Lea, was already in operation in 1925, and a photo of it shows that it was a fairly small house that was very unlikely to have cost $100,000.