Paramount Theatre

26 East First Avenue,
Miami, FL 33131

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Previously operated by: Famous Players

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The first of two Paramount Theatres in downtown Miami, this one was opened by the Leach Family and Famous Players-Lasky on December 14, 1916 with Marguerite Clark in “Miss George Washington”. It was closed in 1928.

In 1931, the Fairfax Theatre, which had been operating since 1922, was remodeled and renamed Paramount Theatre.

Contributed by Al Alvarez

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rivest266
rivest266 on January 16, 2010 at 8:54 am

Al, Found the grand opening ad from December 11th, 1916. It is at View link

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on January 16, 2010 at 10:58 am

Cool find, Mike.

rivest266
rivest266 on October 16, 2011 at 9:24 am

Grand opening ad uploaded here.

rivest266
rivest266 on January 23, 2020 at 2:18 pm

The better quality opening ad below: (click to zoom in).

Paramount theatre openingParamount theatre opening Wed, Dec 13, 1916 – 3 · The Miami News (Miami, Florida) · Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on January 23, 2020 at 2:19 pm

Opening date: December 14th, 1916

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