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Lucerne Theatre

125 S Court Ave, Orlando, FL

A downtown movie house that opened with 'The Third Degree' in January 1912 and closed in December 1923, per a cited Sentinel headline.

📅 1911–1923🏛️ TheaterDemolished
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The story

The Lucerne Theatre, at 125-135 South Court Avenue on the east side of the street between Pine and Church, had a soft opening on December 2, 1911, with a few movies. Its official grand opening was on January 4, 1912, with a live presentation of "The Third Degree."

A comment cites a December 5, 1923 Orlando Sentinel article titled "Lucerne Theatre closed." In the 1920s and 1930s it was used as a special events venue. After that, until the 1970s, it served as a business block, shopping arcade and warehouse. Cinema Treasures lists its status as demolished but gives no date. The listing gives the address as a range, so the exact storefront is uncertain.

What's There Now

The sources I opened do not say what occupies the site.

Everything that was here

Did you know?

It opened softly on December 2, 1911, before its official January 1912 opening.
It later served as a business block, shopping arcade and warehouse until the 1970s.
The listing gives no demolition date.

Nearby history

Rogers, Martyn & Company

37 S Magnolia Ave · 99 m away
Wholesale and retail grocery on the ground floor.

McCrory's (Woolworth-McCrory Building)

101 S Orange Ave · 107 m away
A 1942 Art Moderne five-and-dime that kept parts of an 1888 building and was torn down in 2003.

Dickson & Ives

214 S Orange Ave · 159 m away
A grocery that became a department store in 1913, was rebuilt in 1920, and closed on April 11, 1965.

King Henry's Feast

15 W Church St · 169 m away
Dinner attraction in the Church Street portion that later relocated to International Drive.

Rialto Theatre

27 W Church St · 188 m away
A 450-seat Mission Revival grindhouse with a huge marquee and double features; Cinema Treasures says demolished, a 2011

Astor Theatre

37 W Pine St · 221 m away
Renamed after a 1953 sale to the B. S. Moss Theatre Corporation.

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Sourceshttps://cinematreasures.org/theaters/36563