Brentwood Theatre

3725 N. Pearl Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32206

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Previously operated by: Paramount Pictures Inc.

Architects: Roy A. Benjamin

Functions: Library

Styles: Streamline Moderne

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Brentwood Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida

The Brentwood Theatre was a Jacksonville neighborhood theatre, built in the Art Moderne style. It was opened in April, 1941 and was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. throught their subsidiary E.J. Sparks. It was a typical “grind house”, playing double features on the second runs exclusively. Air conditioning was never installed; a fan system was employed instead. It was still open in 1955, but had closed by 1957.

The building is currently the Brentwood Branch Library of the Jacksonville Public Library System. The marquee and poster frames still hang.

Contributed by Irv Lipscomb

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 19, 2006 at 3:26 pm

There is a picture of the library and former theater on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/nt9bt

irvl
irvl on July 20, 2006 at 4:46 pm

The Brentwood closed in 1959 or 1960. It was operated by Florida State Theatres. An inspection of the inside of the building today will reveal the projection booth (with the port holes filled in) and the manager’s office. The marquee and poster frames are remnants of the old theatre.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on October 1, 2019 at 9:02 pm

This item about the Brentwood Theatre is from the April 25, 1941 issue of The Film Daily:

“Brentwood Open In Fla.

“Jacksonville, Fla. — The new Sparks Theater, the Brentwood, has been opened with Robert Ewing as manager. This is a 540-seat house, designed by Roy A. Benjamin, architect, and built by A. L. Clayton, Jacksonville contractors.”

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