Tower Theater (Miami, Florida)
Encyclopedia
The Tower Theater, is a building in Florida
, United States
, and is one of Miami's oldest cultural landmarks, located on SW Eighth Street and Fifteenth Avenue in Miami, Florida
.
first-run-house on December 1926. On October 3, 1931, after extensive remodeling under the leadership of Robert Law Weed
, the theatre re-opened its doors. The exterior was developed in an Art Deco style with a prominent 40-foot steel tower that quickly became a neighborhood landmark. The Theater was now a member of Wolfson-Meyer Theatrical Enterprises of Miami. During the late fifties and throughout the nineteen sixties the theatre played an important role entertaining the large number of immigrants fleeing the Cuban Revolution
. The Tower Theatre remained open until 1984.
Following another remodeling in 2002 the house was turned over to the Miami Dade College
. That institution as been operating the theatre since then under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Department.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and is one of Miami's oldest cultural landmarks, located on SW Eighth Street and Fifteenth Avenue in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
.
History
Robdendon Corporation opened this movie theatre to the public as a WometcoWometco Enterprises
Wometco Enterprises is a company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida; a suburb of Miami. It was a large media company but today it is known only as the owner of the Miami Seaquarium.- History :...
first-run-house on December 1926. On October 3, 1931, after extensive remodeling under the leadership of Robert Law Weed
Robert Law Weed
Robert Law Weed was an architect from Miami, Florida. He designed many Modernist buildings in Miami and abroad.-Some of his projects:...
, the theatre re-opened its doors. The exterior was developed in an Art Deco style with a prominent 40-foot steel tower that quickly became a neighborhood landmark. The Theater was now a member of Wolfson-Meyer Theatrical Enterprises of Miami. During the late fifties and throughout the nineteen sixties the theatre played an important role entertaining the large number of immigrants fleeing the Cuban Revolution
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally ousted on 1 January 1959, and was replaced by a revolutionary government led by Castro...
. The Tower Theatre remained open until 1984.
Following another remodeling in 2002 the house was turned over to the Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College, or simply Miami Dade or MDC, is a state college with eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers located throughout Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Florida College System. Miami Dade College is the largest school in the Florida College...
. That institution as been operating the theatre since then under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Department.