Flagler Theater
313 W. Flagler Street,
Miami,
FL
33130
313 W. Flagler Street,
Miami,
FL
33130
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Opened in Late April, 1963 as Radio Centro.
Radio Centro opening Tue, May 1, 1962 – 42 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com
The Flagler theatre opened on October 28th, 1926. Grand opening ad:
Flagler theater opening Thu, Oct 28, 1926 – 8 · The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com
I believe I was told by a local historian that a young Fidel Castro once made a fundraising speech here before taking over Cuba.
That ad shows a Franklin Miami number, this ad is from the early 60’s, and not past 1965. The named extensions died in the mid 60s as far as advertising goes.
I saw “Milagro a los Cobardes” (1962) there with Ruth Roman and Javier Escrivá. I don’t know whether Ruth Roman spoke Spanish or her character’s voice was dubbed.
This Flagler/Radio Centro must have been torn down for the I-95 expressway.
Ripshin, the Trail is still there and is now a Latin Quarter Cultural Center presenting spanish language plays.
That MUST be it! I was at UM at the time I saw the film, but a year later, moved just three blocks south of this theater, on Douglas. Never went back again. It’s very possible I saw a Spanish-subtitled version of the film, and the reason I never returned. It’s the NW corner, and I remember parking behind the auditorium, with the screen at the west end. Thanks for the suggestion – makes total sense.
Ripshin, could you be thinking of the Trail on 37th Avenue and 8th Street?
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I seem to remember it being near the big gray Florida Power & Light (??) building, that was once lighted in bright colors. Whatever the intersection, it was on the NW corner.
Unrelated to this theater, but I remember a theater in the area of Flagler and Le Jeune. I saw a special rerelease of “The Exorcist” around 1982. I could be wrong about the intersection. It was an older theater with a nice marquee. It showed special releases by the 80s, I think, and was a bit run down.
I believe this was last known as Radio Centro.