Havana Theater
7th Avenue near Main Street,
Havana,
FL
32333
7th Avenue near Main Street,
Havana,
FL
32333
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The Havana Theater was located in the small north Florida town of Havana. The State Archives note that the theater was located on the south side of 7th Avenue between Main Street and 1st Street East. It was opened in April 1940 with 425-seats. It was closed in the 1960’s, with the final movie “Day of the Triffids” starring Howard Keel.
It appears that the theater building is still standing, just merged with the building next door. Interesting.
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Here is a picture from the State Archives.
SEATS
320
Does anyone have an exact address, more info, or more photos?
Here’s a January 2011 shot of what I believe to be the former Havana Theater.
Andy is correct, this is how it looks today. It was owned by C. S. Dunn of Dunn Family Theatres. I doubt it had 320 seats, the building is not that big. It is still a separate building from the furniture store next door, but owned by the same person. The back, which contained the furnace and cooling fan was torn off several years ago. I understand that a portion of the balcony and the booth still exists. It has been used for several retail outlets over the past few years, but is currently vacant. This theatre closed in the sixties and the last movie that played was Day of the Triffids. The title stayed on the marquee until the marquee was removed. The man standing in the picture was Gene Blackman. I got some of the seats and put them in the Zebulon theatre in Cairo.
Boxoffice, May 4, 1940: “Havana - The Havana, a new 425-seat house, has been opened here by Spurgeon Dunn, who also operates the Gibson, Chattahoochee.”