The white section, the 22nd Avenue drive-in became the Palm Drive-In on February 3rd, 1957. Another ad posted. “New Entrance to 22nd ave. Drive-In theatre”. Lib City continues to operate at this time.
The Roosevelt theatre opened on December 27th, 1949 by Brandt theatres of New York City starting the trend of northern theatre chains setting shop in Florida (Brandt, K-B, Century, Budco, etc.).
The Plaza theatre in Hollywood opened on August 21st, 1963 with “Beach Party”. Grand opening ads posted.
Opened in Late April, 1963 as Radio Centro.
Radio Centro opening Tue, May 1, 1962 – 42 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com
Newspaper listings ended in 1976.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
The large cinema was split up creating 3 screens opening on October 19th, 1979. Grand opening ad posted.
3rd screen opened on December 28th, 1979. Another ad posted.
Reopened as Cinema Blue on September 13th, 1978. Grand opening ad posted.
The white section, the 22nd Avenue drive-in became the Palm Drive-In on February 3rd, 1957. Another ad posted. “New Entrance to 22nd ave. Drive-In theatre”. Lib City continues to operate at this time.
Grand opening ads:
Riviera theatre opening 1 Thu, Feb 16, 1956 – 79 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com
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Opened October 25th, 1955. article below.
Palms theatre opening Tue, Oct 25, 1955 – 29 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com
The Bard theatre opened on April 20th, 1955 with “Underwater” and on stage, Freddie Martell and Buddy Walker. Grand opening ad posted.
The Gulfstream Drive-In opened on December 21st, 1955 with “The Desperate Hours” and “Fort Vengenace”. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
The Liberty Drive-In opened on April 1st, 1952 and the segregation fence went up creating the 22nd Ave drive-in that opened on February 24th, 1953. Grand opening ad posted.
Liberty City Drive-In opening Sun, Mar 30, 1952 – 16 · The Miami News (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com
storm damage
September 1st, 1964 storm damage Tue, Sep 1, 1964 – 34 · The Miami News (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com
The Sunset theatre opened on July 25th, 1952. Grand opening ad uploaded. Theatre joined the Wometco chain later on.
The 27th Avenue Drive-In opened on May 27th, 1950. tiny grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
The Trail theatre was opened by Claughton Theatres on September 1st, 1948 with 2 grand openings. Ad posted.
Much improved image below (clickable)
ad:
Roosevelt theatre opening Sun, Dec 25, 1949 – 13 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com
The Roosevelt theatre opened on December 27th, 1949 by Brandt theatres of New York City starting the trend of northern theatre chains setting shop in Florida (Brandt, K-B, Century, Budco, etc.).
The North Miami theatre opened on May 5th, 1949 with “3 Godfathers” with John Wayne. Grand opening ad posted.
The Normandy theatre opened on January 28th, 1948 with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour in “Road to Rio”. Grand opening ad uploaded.