Eglin Theatre

269 N. Main Street,
Crestview, FL 32539

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 27, 2022 at 7:16 am

The November 23, 1955 issue of Motion Picture Exhibitor said that “Neal Robinson reported that because of the decline in attendance he will close the sub-run Eglin, Crestview, Fla., which he reopened only recently.” Robinson would continue to operate the Fox Theatre in Crestview, as well as three houses in other Florida towns.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 20, 2021 at 3:39 pm

It seems quite likely that Tom’s Ice Cream is in the same building that housed the Eglin Theatre. Looking at Google’s satellite view, one can see that the building has a very peculiar roof shape. That peculiar shape is visible in an aerial view from 1946, when the theater was in operation. The front of the building in street view is a bit taller than the neighboring buildings, as it was when the theater was in operation. Had the old building been demolished and replaced, there would have been no reason to make the new building as tall as the old one, or to replicate that peculiar configuration of the roof. I suspect that it’s the same building, however much it may have been altered.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 19, 2021 at 10:31 pm

269 Main Street is now the location of a restaurant, Tom’s Main Street Ice Cream.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 19, 2021 at 9:54 pm

Film Dailyof July 2, 1943 had this item:

“New Florida Theater To Open In a Month

“Crestview, Fla. — The new Elgin [sic] theater is nearing completion and will be opened within a month. Neil Robinson and Tom Barrow are owners.”

This article about Crestview’s movie theaters from the Crestview News Bulletin says that the Eglin Theatre operated at 190 Main Street for two years before moving to the building at 269 Main.