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 Coral Way Auto Theatre opened on February 22nd, 1949 with “Good News” and a band concert given by the Ponce de Leon high school. Small grand opening ad posted.
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)
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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.
A “Little River” theatre opened on 79th St. & NE 2nd, Avenue on January 18th, 1949 and closed in 1954. Is this the same building?
The Coral Way Auto Theatre opened on February 22nd, 1949 with “Good News” and a band concert given by the Ponce de Leon high school. Small grand opening ad posted.
The Circle theatre opened on January 15th, 1949 with “Good Sam”. Grand opening ad uploaded.
The Boulevard Drive-In opened on December 24th, 1948 with Red Skelton in “Southern Yankee.” Grand opening ad posted.
Opened as Hippodrome on January 5th, 1917 and as Rex on November 7th, 1931. Grand opening ads posted.
Reopened as Florida on April 9th, 1948 with “Good News”. Grand opening ad posted.
This opened as Dixie on February 4th, 1948. Grand opening ad posted.
The Flamingo theatre opened on December 14th, 1946 by Brandt Theatres. Grand opening ad uploaded.
The Variety theatre opened on June 20th, 1946 with Alfred Hitchcock’s “Suspicion”. Grand opening ads posted.
This opened on July 30th, 1976 per this article.
Freedom Mall Cinemas opening Thu, Jul 29, 1976 – 24 · The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
Three screens opened on May 14th, 1976 as the largest cinema was split up.