Palace Theatre

414 W. Main Street,
Leesburg, FL 32748

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on August 17, 2024 at 11:01 pm

The Palace was built by the local Masonic Lodge, who had their quarters in the third floor until the early 1970s. The building was designed by architect Alan J. MacDonough (some sources give the spelling McDonough, but the Society of Architectural Historians and the University of Virginia Press prefer the “Mac” spelling, so I’m inclined to follow their practice.)

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 22, 2019 at 8:57 am

1945 postcard added courtesy Jane Bay. Below link shares some Palace Theatre recollections, including it’s being built in 1922 as a silent film theatre.

http://www.janebay.com/html/stories_apr10-08.html

raeraers77
raeraers77 on November 29, 2015 at 1:14 pm

That’s is My Parents Studio , Does any body know if any body passed away in this building different people have felt spirits in this building on the right-hand side of the stage a ghostly woman in the ladies restroom and at the bar the cabinets will open and shut on there own.

AndyCallahanMajorMajor
AndyCallahanMajorMajor on August 15, 2010 at 2:47 am

Here is a picture from August 2010.

irvl
irvl on March 16, 2007 at 7:35 pm

I was in the Palace today. It is being remodeled to be a dance studio, and the floor has been leveled. The stage is being kept, and the owner is doing a beautiful job of restoration, including the installation of period light fixtures.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 6, 2006 at 1:39 pm

Here are two more undated photos:
http://tinyurl.com/p9bzs
http://tinyurl.com/qvywy

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 6, 2006 at 1:35 pm

The building on the left appears to be the Palace in the 1920s:
http://tinyurl.com/mzwor

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 6, 2006 at 1:32 pm

Here is an undated photo of the Palace:
http://tinyurl.com/pual5