Teatro Trail Theatre
3715 S.W. 8th Street,
Coral Gables,
FL
33134
3715 S.W. 8th Street,
Coral Gables,
FL
33134
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Teatro Trail Theatre (Official)
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Previously operated by: Claughton Theaters
Functions: Live Theatre
Previous Names: Trail Theatre
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Box Office:
205.443.1009
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Opened on September 1, 1948 by the Claughton Theaters chain. The ‘free’ matinee performance was Shirley Temple in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” and the evening show was Peggy Cummins in “Green Grass of Wyoming”. The Trail Theatre was a sub-run, 960-seat movie theatre for most of it’s life. Spanish subtitled and Spanish films ruled through the 1960’s through to the 1980’s with Cuban themed live politcal satire and bawdy comedy plays taking over the house in the 1990’s along with the occasional live musical act. Closed in Spring of 2006 for code violations, conveniently when the comedy (“Dick & Pusy”) offended some locals, the Trail Theatre was up for grabs once again.
Located on Tamiami Trail (8th Street) and 37th Avenue (Douglas Road), the Trail Theatre is within Coral Gables city limits and therefore does not technically qualify as a Calle Ocho locale. Previous efforts to join the once triving Coral Gables first-runs failed as well as that cluster was closer to Miracle Mile.
A 1984 effort for an exclusive run of The Talking Heads' “Stop Making Sense” with quadrophonic sound failed miserably but first subtitled runs of blockbusters such as “The Godfather” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” always filled the house along with any Cantinflas re-release.
It reopened as a Spanish language live theatre on January 29, 2011, with a reduced seating capacity of 430.
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Al Alvarez
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There used to be a Royal Castle on the corner. I remember seeing “The Green Berets” there. Armando Roblán had his live plays on the stage for years and lately variety shows.
This Theater is on the north side of SW 8th st and therefore not in Coral Gables. Seems like a Calle Ocho theater to me.
Coral Gables' city boundary extends to Flagler street at that point.
This theater was built in the early 1940s by my father, Edward N. Claughton and was one of several Claughton Theaters owned and managed by my family in greater Miami, Tampa and Boynton.
Correction: The TRAIL THEATER was built by my Father Edward N. Claughton in the mid 1940s and was one of a chain of 14 Claughton Theaters in Florida. It did not become a Spanish theater until after my family sold it the 1960s.
Website in Spanish: http://www.teatrotrail.com/
The Trail opened in 1948.
The Trail theatre was opened by Claughton Theatres on September 1st, 1948 with 2 grand openings. Ad posted.