Name/Title
Florida TheatreEntry/Object ID
2020.9.1343Tags
Florida Theatre, Publix Theatre CorporationDescription
Florida Theatre
The car reads "A Publix Theatre FLORIDA THEATRE Home of Paramount Pictures".
Included in this photo 6 unidentified women and 6 men, one of the men being John T. Alsop. He and an unidentified woman are receiving gifts.
The Publix Theatre Corporation was founded in New York in 1925 as an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. It operated at least 19 theatres from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s in Florida and over 1,200 locations throughout the country. The Florida headquarters were located in St. Petersburg, Florida. A training school was organized for those interested in theater management, and training manuals were created for employees so they could learn how to provide patrons with a courteous and entertaining experience. Publix Theatres were beautifully decorated and all had air conditioning installed. The company went bankrupt in 1935, after not being able to recover after the Stock Market Crash of 1929.Collection
Photographs CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Theaters, Theatres, Street Scenes, Streets, Cars, Automobiles, Marquees, Movies, Men, Women
