Royal Theatre

The unique thing I remember about the Royal was that the end seats of every other row of the two side isles was a double seat. I remember taking a girl on a date to the Royal and sitting in one of these “love seats.” Of all the theaters I went to in Miami, it was the only one that I remember with that kind of seating. I was sorry to see it go, and it’s smaller next door neighbor, the Embassy. Right around the corner on SE 3rd Ave. a couple of doors south of Flagler Street, was Jahn the Magic Man’s store full of all kinds of magic tricks and model trains. To the east and across the street, at the corner of Biscayne Blvd. was the Mayflower Restaurant and doughnut shop.

The correct address for this theatre should be 310 S.E. 1st Street.