St. Johns Theatre

109 W. Forsyth Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32202

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Previously operated by: Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.

Architects: Robert E. Collins

Styles: Streamline Moderne

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St. Johns Theatre

The St. Johns Theatre was the only downtown theater in Jacksonville that post-dated Prohibition and the Great Depression. It was the last of the great theaters that sparkled and glittered on Forsyth Street. The facade was glass brick, which was illuminated from inside.

It opened on June 5, 1941, with Albert Warner, the vice president of Warner Bros., in attendance. In contrast to the flashy exterior, the auditorium was devoid of any decoration apart from two small grilles beside the proscenium opening. Seating was provided in orchestra and balcony levels.

The running lights of the St. Johns Theatre marquee went out for the last time on September 18, 1960 and the theater made way for an expansion of the Barnett Bank.

Contributed by TC

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glenjay
glenjay on September 2, 2006 at 6:56 pm

I saw ‘Psycho’ at the St. Johns in the summer of 1960. I’m surprised to read what I surely knew at the time, that the theater lasted only a couple of months after that.

StanleyNorton
StanleyNorton on July 16, 2007 at 7:33 pm

The owner of the ST, Johns after its demoltion bought the RIVERSIDE THEATRE and renamed it the 5 POINTS. The St. John’s was the darkest theatre in town with a deco feeling to it. And showed mostly
Universal and Warner Bros films and RKO.

Luis Vazquez
Luis Vazquez on February 15, 2009 at 10:35 pm

The status of this theater should be changed demolished based on the intro.

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on March 10, 2009 at 10:27 pm

The architect was Robert E. Collins.

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