The Isis Theatre, located on the northeast corner Palafox and Garden Streets, was a Saenger Amusement Company venture and 'sister theater' to the nearby Saenger and Rex Theatres. It was built in 1913[2] on the site of the former Caldwell House. For many years it shared the building space with a confectioner's shop.
| Isis Theatre | |
| Building Information | |
|---|---|
| Location | 2-4 North Palafox Street Pensacola, FL 32502 |
| Client | C. H. Turner[1] |
| Completion Date | 1913 |
| Size | 500 seats |
Originally located with the address 2 North Palafox Street, it moved to 4 North Palafox in 1921. After the Saenger opened in 1925, the Isis was often sent the overflow; as each movie reel finished at the sold-out Saenger, porters would hurry them to the Isis.[2]
The Isis was remodeled in early 1938,[3] shortly after the Saenger company opened the nearby Rex Theatre for second-run movies.
After the theatre closed, it was renovated in (date needed) for use as an office building. Bricks from the theater were salvaged during the renovation and make up the floor in Seville Quarter's "Phineas Phogg's" dance hall.
Merrill Lynch occupied the building for several years before relocating to Palafox Pier. The current downstairs tenant is Delta Health Group.
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Images
A Palafox Street trolley outside the Isis (left) promotes the showing of Rex Ingram's 1923 movie Scaramouche.
A pair of Coogan & Chaplin impersonators employed by manager J. A. Jones to promote the run of Chaplin's The Kid at the Isis in 1921.
References
- ↑ Cinema Treasures
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Movie theaters stage historical role." Pensacola News Journal, July 7, 1985.
- ↑ "Southeast Notes." Boxoffice, February 12, 1938.