The Florida Theatre FRAMED PRINT - NP
The Florida Theatre FRAMED PRINT by Lisa Lofton
The Florida Theatre is a historic American movie theater located in Jacksonville, Florida. Opened in April 1927, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 1982. On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places.
The theatre is one of only four remaining high-style movie palaces built in Florida during the Mediterranean Revival architectural boom of the 1920s (the other three being the Saenger Theatre in Pensacola, the Polk Theatre in Lakeland and the Tampa Theatre in Tampa).
On August 10–11, 1956 Elvis Presley played two shows at the Florida Theatre to the dislikes of Jacksonville's city leadership. A committee was formed and Judge Marion Gooding prepared arrest warrants due to Presley's bodily movements and influence on the local youth. Elvis performed the show with no action from the police or Gooding.
This piece is part of the Northpoint Dental OUR TOWN Exhibition. Northpoint Dental is located at 11257 Alta Drive, Suite 101 & 102 Jacksonville, Florida 32226. All pieces can be bought online. If you would like more information about this exhibit and make arrangements to pick up purchased pieces, please call Cookie Davis at 904.307.7365 or email Cookie at [email protected].
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Lisa Lofton
16X20 FRAMED.
