Florida Theater (Jacksonville)

Pictures from my childhood home area.

One downtown building that held a special memory for me was the Florida theater. In the 60's, it was THE premier theatre of Jacksonville as far as I was concerned -- it was where Elvis appeared on stage, and where I went to see 'extravaganza' or 'sophisticated' films -- Gone With the Wind, The Ten Commandments and later Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? It was also quite grand inside (for Jax) -- very plush in the theatre, very ornate design in the foyer -- a sense of how things could be elegant.

Scans of older pictures, best viewed from left to right, as part of Jacksonville set.