St. Johns Theatre
109 W. Forsyth Street,
Jacksonville,
FL
32202
109 W. Forsyth Street,
Jacksonville,
FL
32202
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Architects: Robert E. Collins
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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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.
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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.
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.
The status of this theater should be changed demolished based on the intro.
The architect was Robert E. Collins.