Biscayne Plaza Theatre
206 South Point Drive,
Miami Beach,
FL
33139
206 South Point Drive,
Miami Beach,
FL
33139
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Built in 1926, (the second to be built in Miami Beach) the theatre was designed by E.T. Wells. It was located on Biscayne Street (now known as South Point Drive) between Collins and Washington Avenues.
My family moved to Miami Beach in 1953 and I remember seeing this theatre from the outside only. The Biscayne Plaza had closed its doors by then, for that part of South Beach had deteriorated. It was demolished in 1959.
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Bob Berg
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A circa-1930 photo of the exterior of the Biscayne Plaza can be seen here.
A note for anyone trying to find this location on a map —“Biscayne Street” in Miami Beach has been renamed “South Point Drive.”
I assume they renamed it so it wouldn’t conflict with “Biscayne Blvd” over in Miami.
A Kimball theater organ size 2/8 was installed in the Biscayne Plaza Theater in 1926.
The Biscayne Plaza closed in 1951. It was renamed Plaza when Wometco took it over in 1935.
Article on Biscayne Plaza opening in 1926.
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The map link above goes to Golden Beach, not South Beach Point, the real previous location of this theatre.
According to Boxoffice Magazine, this location was demolished in 1959.
Grand opening pages from the Miami News microfilms, which is online is at View link This theatre opened on November 25th, 1926
Mike, that paper has two other interesting finds.
The First is the re-opening of the Fotosho which had been torn down and rebuilt that year on the same spot. The second is the ad for the Cameo in Allapattah which I had never heard of.
The Riviera mentioned in the copy was in Homestead.
The marquee was featured in this 1948 trade ad: boxofficemagazine