Austin Theatre
612 W. Ashley Street,
Jacksonville,
FL
32202
612 W. Ashley Street,
Jacksonville,
FL
32202
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Previous Names: Lincoln Theatre
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The Lincoln Theatre was opened as a vaudeville theatre on December 31, 1911. On October 20, 1919 it was taken over by Buddy Austin who was African American. Following a renaming contest it was re-named Austin Theatre screening Dorothy Phillips in “Destiny”. By 1942 it had become an African American movie theatre.
It has been demolished and the site is a parking lot.
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The Lincoln Theatre appears to have opened December 31, 1911. Buddy Austin took on the venue on October 20, 1919 with Dorothy Philips in “Destiny” and a naming contest. The winning name was the Austin Theatre.