Florida Theatre

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Florida Theater
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Florida Theater
Location: Duval County, Florida, USA
Nearest city: Jacksonville, Florida
Established: November 4, 1982
Governing body: National Park Service
The Florida Theatre, on Forsyth Street.
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The Florida Theatre, on Forsyth Street.

The Florida Theater is a historic theater in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The theatre is one of only four remaining high-style movie palaces built in Florida during the Mediterranean Revival architectural boom of the 1920s. It is located at 128 through 134 East Forsyth Street. Opened in 1927, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 1982.

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