The status needs to be changed on this to Demolished. There is a comedy club currently residing at this address but the building in no way resembles the photo on file nor does the interior suggest that it was ever a theater in the classical sense.
Opened March 9, 1961 as the Cooper Cinerama. The addition four screens were added a few years later. The interior has basically been gutted and repurposed as a worship centre.
Was just by the Cinerama this past week. The site is still boarded up with no sign of any work is being done on it. With roughly only five directors committed to shooting in 70mm and the push to use small screen format, i.e. streaming, it is difficult to see how the new owners will be able to keep this operational. I really do hope for the best. This is an icon.
Did a sight visit in Feb 2023 to the Florida. The exterior appeared to be in very bad shape. What was I could seen through the closed doors, the interior didn’t look much better. The Music Hall website claims it is permanently closed.
As stated in the description, the theatre opened on August 27, 2004. The 1997 refers to the date an article was published giving information about the venue.
The days of the World of Golf IMAX are numbered with closure schedule for late September. In that this is reported to be one of if not the largest IMAX screen in the state, it’s demise will be great.
For the first time in the Plaza’s history, it will be presenting 70mm! It along with it’s sibling, the Tara are about the only two theatres in the South presenting Oppenheimer in 70mm, which is way superior to IMAX.
This should be marked “Closed”. The auditorium has been gutted and is currently used for storage. The remainder of the building has been converted into retail and office spaces.
Had my first exposure to the ScreenX format today on the re-release of Bohemian Rhapsody. It is pretty dynamic to say the lease, kind of like an updated Cinerama. The process is still in its embryonic stage but shows a lot of potential.
Was in Winter Garden last weekend and paid a visit to the former Gem. Nothing in the interior suggested that this building was ever a theatre. What remains of the original facade seems oddly out of place with the remainder of the building.
Nothing exist, either on the facade or the interior, of the Baby Grand. It would be nice to see some better photos of the Grand in it’s prime to compare to how it currently looks as a retail/real estate office.
The building still exist with only slight (i.e. removal of the marquee, box office, et al) alterations. The earliest record of the Bijou is from the Motion Picture World publication dated 1919. Based on it’s width, it was probably not feasible to convert over to wide screen format, hence it’s closing in the 1940s.
Made my first return to St Simons today in over a quarter of a century. While much retains the same, the Casino was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by a rather bland multipurpose entertainment venue. The photos here are of the theatre which currently occupies the site of the former Casino.
Without question the absolutely best venue to watch a film in the Jacksonville/St Augustine area! This is premium IMAX, not the watered down version offered by most multiplexes.
The actual address of the former Norwood is 5611 Norwood Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32208. Although the building remains, it is hard to tell what, if any of the original interior remains.
From the literature that I have come across on the San Souci, it continued as a club on and off up until around the mid 1950s when it disappeared from the books.
It appears that Landmark is no longer considering adding the Uptown to it’s portfolio but that a group within the Cleveland Park community is hoping to revive the theatre.
The status needs to be changed on this to Demolished. There is a comedy club currently residing at this address but the building in no way resembles the photo on file nor does the interior suggest that it was ever a theater in the classical sense.
Did this theatre run 70mm and was it ever a Cinerama
Opened March 9, 1961 as the Cooper Cinerama. The addition four screens were added a few years later. The interior has basically been gutted and repurposed as a worship centre.
Was just by the Cinerama this past week. The site is still boarded up with no sign of any work is being done on it. With roughly only five directors committed to shooting in 70mm and the push to use small screen format, i.e. streaming, it is difficult to see how the new owners will be able to keep this operational. I really do hope for the best. This is an icon.
Did a sight visit in Feb 2023 to the Florida. The exterior appeared to be in very bad shape. What was I could seen through the closed doors, the interior didn’t look much better. The Music Hall website claims it is permanently closed.
As stated in the description, the theatre opened on August 27, 2004. The 1997 refers to the date an article was published giving information about the venue.
The days of the World of Golf IMAX are numbered with closure schedule for late September. In that this is reported to be one of if not the largest IMAX screen in the state, it’s demise will be great.
For the first time in the Plaza’s history, it will be presenting 70mm! It along with it’s sibling, the Tara are about the only two theatres in the South presenting Oppenheimer in 70mm, which is way superior to IMAX.
This had to been for another Plaza since the one on this site did not open until the 1960s.
Was this ever a single screen? The way the auditoriums are configured it looks likes at one time it could have been originally configured as one.
This should be marked “Closed”. The auditorium has been gutted and is currently used for storage. The remainder of the building has been converted into retail and office spaces.
Has there been any word if the 70mm projector is being re-installed and if so, in which auditorium?
Had my first exposure to the ScreenX format today on the re-release of Bohemian Rhapsody. It is pretty dynamic to say the lease, kind of like an updated Cinerama. The process is still in its embryonic stage but shows a lot of potential.
Was in Winter Garden last weekend and paid a visit to the former Gem. Nothing in the interior suggested that this building was ever a theatre. What remains of the original facade seems oddly out of place with the remainder of the building.
Nothing exist, either on the facade or the interior, of the Baby Grand. It would be nice to see some better photos of the Grand in it’s prime to compare to how it currently looks as a retail/real estate office.
Accordingly to the Orlando Sentinel, this was originally the Pastime and possibly the Orlando’s first cinema.
The building still exist with only slight (i.e. removal of the marquee, box office, et al) alterations. The earliest record of the Bijou is from the Motion Picture World publication dated 1919. Based on it’s width, it was probably not feasible to convert over to wide screen format, hence it’s closing in the 1940s.
The Opera House opened in 1898 according to the Brunswick Historical Society.
Made my first return to St Simons today in over a quarter of a century. While much retains the same, the Casino was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by a rather bland multipurpose entertainment venue. The photos here are of the theatre which currently occupies the site of the former Casino.
Without question the absolutely best venue to watch a film in the Jacksonville/St Augustine area! This is premium IMAX, not the watered down version offered by most multiplexes.
The vintage 70s auditorium remains mostly intact at this church. Giant screen for such a small venue.
The actual address of the former Norwood is 5611 Norwood Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32208. Although the building remains, it is hard to tell what, if any of the original interior remains.
A website has been set up to help with both the lease and restoration of the Tara Theatre: https://taraatlanta.com/home
From the literature that I have come across on the San Souci, it continued as a club on and off up until around the mid 1950s when it disappeared from the books.
It appears that Landmark is no longer considering adding the Uptown to it’s portfolio but that a group within the Cleveland Park community is hoping to revive the theatre.
https://dcist.com/story/23/03/16/uptown-theater-closed-dc-neighbors-fundraise-keep-it-theater/