Palm Bay Theater
US Highway 1,
Palm Bay,
FL
32905
US Highway 1,
Palm Bay,
FL
32905
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Previously operated by: Cobb Theatres, Florida West Amusements Inc.
Previous Names: Port Malabar Twin Cinema
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Located on US 1, in Palm Bay, Florida in a strip mall, the Port Malabar Twin Cinema was opened on 15th June 1978 with Marjo Gortner in “Food of the Gods” & Timothy Bottoms in “A Small Town in Texas”. It was opened by Florida West Amusements Inc. A week after opening it was taken over by Cobb Theatres screening first run movies. It was later renamed Palm Bay Theater and screened 2nd run movies and was closed closed on December 12, 1985 with Michael J. Fox in “Back to the Future” & Meryl Streep in “Plenty”.
It then became a club which is also now closed, and this strip mall now sits abandoned…..It was abandoned at the time that the two major hurricanes hit the area in September 2004…..all stores are closed…..At one time it was a thriving strip mall with Radio Shack, two banks, and a Winn-Dixie supermarket…..The strip mall was located on US 1 and the corner of Port Malabar Boulevard N.E. across from the Indian River………All major merchants including the banks moved to newer malls in the west section of Palm Bay closer to I-95 and away from the River-Front. Surrounding areas now have ten-plex theaters, as the free standing style is now passe.
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Newspapers of the time suggest this became a twin theatre and was at one time operated by Cobb Theatres.
A sad history on this venue.
Opened as Port Malabar Twin Cinema on 15th June 1978 on cinema 1 with “The food of the gods” and on cinema 2 with “A small town in Texas”.
Cobb Theatres took over the venue exactly one week after it opened. This is a short-lived twin-screen house, closing with “Back To The Future” and “Plenty” on December 12, 1985.
First operated by Florida West Amusements Inc.